Green groups open 'climate war room'

[Mike (Premo)]

The cap-and-trade movement, spooked by the pounding health care reform took over the August break, is scrambling to persuade nervous Democrats they won’t suffer politically for taking another tough vote this year.
“When you get your butt kicked, like we did [after the House energy vote], it focuses the mind,” said Steve Cochran, director of the Environmental Defense Fund’s National Climate Campaign. “We found out that this is not something to hide from but something to lean on — even in places where coal is king and Blue Dogs were perceived to be running for cover.”

Climate bill supporters say they have spent the summer building precisely the kind of grass-roots network that health care didn’t have, with grass-roots operations in more than 20 states.

A “climate war room” — funded by more than 60 labor, business, faith, agriculture and environmental groups — has been set up to coordinate ad dollars and communications.

The groups are enlisting military veterans and point to polling showing a majority of Americans support changes to U.S. energy policy being developed by Congress and the administration.

Despite the push, White House advisers say privately that they are very reluctant to have lawmakers take another tough vote after health care this fall.

Green groups open 'climate war room' - Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei - POLITICO.com

Did I miss something? Or is Politico now part of the state run media enclave???

Will the push for Cap & Tax mean another 100 campaign speeches by zerO culminating with another joint address to Congress where another brave patriot can call him a LIAR. Or do we just all accept that as a fact now, and there is no real reason to point it out?