A colleague at the Heritage Foundation e-mails to note that, in order to be meaningful, the administration scheme I detailed in my letter to the Washington Times (referenced here) requires either the repeal of the 22nd Amendment, or the perpetual election of someone who can claim a cozy relationship with (meaning the power to control) green pressure groups. Otherwise, the administration’s deal with greens — wherein they promise not to sue to force the EPA to implement the Act’s plain language — expires with the Obama administration.

Which is entirely consistent with this “window insurance” scam they’re running on the regulated community, threatening them with EPA action unless they capitulate on the cap-and-trade energy tax.

My response is that the Blackburn bill, or the Congressional Review Act voting the rule down, would avoid all of that — but the point is well taken.