Thanks for flagging that story, Dan. We also shouldnโ€™t forget that the Democrats donโ€™t need Kerry-Lieberman to get the grab-bag of green subsidies and the new conservation mandates they want. The editors make the case today that the Democrats really donโ€™t need Kerry-Lieberman at all: They can pass the Bingaman bill โ€” which contains all the new subsidies and mandates, but lacks cap-and-trade โ€” and just let the EPA do the dirty work of rationing carbon. This is looking increasingly like their default strategy.