"Left afraid that energy plan is following healthcare strategy to gain support"

The Hill:

President Barack Obama is trying to neutralize the oil industry to advance energy reform, according to Democrats who see him taking a page from his healthcare playbook.

But his decision to support offshore drilling could come at a cost. Liberals are concerned he might jettison their chief goal — limits on carbon emissions — in the final hours to pass the legislation, similar to the way the public option was sacrificed to pass healthcare reform.
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Some House Democrats fear meaningful restraints on carbon emissions, which scientists believe to be the driving force behind global warming, could drop out of legislation, just as a government-run insurance program was sacrificed in the final push to pass healthcare reform.

“Having a legally binding restraint on carbon is not the public option of energy; it’s the universal coverage of energy,” said Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.), a member of Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) select commit on global warming.

“If the carbon restraint is jettisoned, we’re not going to have a bill,” Inslee said.

Howie P.S.: "Sam Stein On Obama's Energy Plans: Once Again, The President Is Negotiating Against His Own Party" with video from The ED Show (05:33).