The energy bill is a pork-laden embarrassment. Any member of Congress who is neither from a farm state nor running for President has no excuse for supporting the expansion of ethanol mandates, and that is just the tip of the iceberg. Fortunately, it seems the bill may become sufficiently top-heavy to collapse (like the Christmas tree in that Charlie Brown special that tips over from the weight of the ornaments). The NYT reports here that a climate change amendment might be enough to kill the bill. Now if only Bush would follow through on his threat to veto the highway bill too . . . .

For other interesting energy news, see here.