Salazar: 'Cap And Trade' Not In The Lexicon Anymore

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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, on CNBC this morning, suggested the administration will no longer use the term "cap and trade" to describe climate change legislation.

"I think the term 'cap and trade' is not in the lexicon anymore," Salazar said, adding that supporters -- including senators working on legislation -- will focus more on ideas such as slowing pollution, creating jobs and becoming energy independent. "It's in that context" the Senate will move forward, he said.

Climate change legislation has stalled in the Senate and faces an uphill political climb. Conservatives and tea partiers have been railing against "cap and trade," also known by opponents as "cap and tax," for months.

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"Our announcement today is about the administrative authorities we have in the executive branch," he said, adding that "there is great conversation going on" in the Senate.

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...the vast majority gets shouted down by the angry few.

Oddly, when I voted for Obama I thought it was because he was above those angry voices. That's not to say I disown him over this. There is a tremendous difference between being disappointed and disowning someone (my dad hasn't disowned me yet).

Maybe when he is re-elected and no longer under the duress of having to campaign he can do something "more definitive" to save this world in what little time we have left in spite of the angry few. I know the alternatives aren't worth pondering.