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After noticing that McCain's energy plan made no mention of the cap and trade system and a conversation with a campaign official, Larry Kudlow at NRO seems to think so.

So then I asked this senior official if the campaign has taken cap-and-trade out behind the barn and shot it dead once and for all — buried it in history’s dustbin of bad ideas. The answer came back that they are interested in jobs right now — jobs for new energy production and jobs from lower taxes. At that point I became satisfied. Even though a McCain presidency might resurrect cap-and-trade, it will be a much different format. More important, the campaign is cognizant of the conservative rebellion against it.

Kudlow pronounces himself satisfied. Me? After McCain's 'lessons learned' spiel on immigration and his "glad to examine" ANWR and Juan Hernandez dodge, I'm not entirely sold but it's a start.

I'd like to see McCain out on record saying cap and trade is off the table and why. This way if he does try and resurrect it in the future we can remind him of what he said.

Still, it's nice to see that the Republican nominee might have come around to the idea that heavily regulating the economy in the name of global warming is not a good idea. Thank heaven for small mercies.

UPDATE: Apparently reports of McCain's sanity on this issue were greatly exaggerated. Marc Ambinder reports:

Jill Hazelbaker, McCain's communications director, calls the notion that McCain is abandoning or minimizing his support for cap-n-trade "totally false."

Well, that was fun while it lasted.

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1 Potential compromise:
McCain announces that drilling in ANWR is essential to preserve a degree of energy independence for national security reasons...

...but since Americans are such candy-asses, the oil companies can only hire Mexicans to go up there.

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I don't know what that is but it sounds bad.

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3 Forget Cap & Trade. I'd like to know sometime simple like would Obama or McCain sign some pork laden energy bill that mandated a return to the 1970s 55 MPH on freeways!

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4 The Anchoress and Ace and Gateway Pundit have noted that GWB deserves credit for the good that he has managed to accomplish despite his weaknesses and despite the overwhelming BDS mounted against him in Congress, in the media and by the rabid in the public at large.

It made me think about McCain’s bipartisan “evil” perception by die-hard opponents, figuring past the obvious for a moment to see something obvious that everyone has neglected to admit. [Leave his warts out of the following discussion as we all see them.]

McCain has proven the “middle ground” extent that ANYONE can get from the present Congress in legislation. McCain has exposed his foes as well as his friends extent to which they will meet any “bipartisan” (aka RINO/DINO) agreement. Whatever his frustrations at not being appreciated for the work that it really did take to accomplish all of those McCain/Democrat bills (their intrinsic value per content aside), McCain not only proved that he can work with democrats to get things accomplished (recall that McCain began from the “middle” in all of the negotiations that ultimately were compromised as is the nature of Congressional legislation) but that McCain has done EVERYTHING POSSIBLE to get Congress functioning! McCain has given this Democrat Congress EVERY OPPORTUNITY to prove their worth to America–and the DEMOCRATS FAILED!

Whether he will or not (pray for epiphany and conservative renaissance), once elected, McCain can extend the olive branch to the Democrats not from the “middle” but from right of center. The Left had its chance to make good for America, and they failed.

If elected, McCain has his chance (from RIGHT OF CENTER as per his constituent votes and as per logic dictates) to appoint Cabinet Members like Forbes, Romney, Thompson (all against cap and trade lunacy) who can manage affairs they know best and he knows least, allowing McCain to defend America against terrorists with all of his attention, as that does require all of a president's attention now. He can call on all those big democrat fat cats whom he personally vouched for with his former legislative efforts (successfully achieved/ chagrine aside) and ask them to support his work. If they turn him down, it only makes them look WORSE than they do at single digits today.

btw, his advisor on Ingraham this morning made McCain sound "right".

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