Lieberman

Boxer introduced Lieberman as "another reunion".

To be fair to Lieberman, he could be worse on the issue. To be unfair to Lieberman, screw Lieberman.

Right out the gate Lieberman pitched the McCain-Lieberman bill. Said he thinks we've reached the political and industrial tipping point. Asking about the role of coal--specifically the tug-of-war between coal (or possible restrictions thereupon) and natural gas. Will that make natural gas too expensive?

Gore, in biblical language, politely disagrees with Lieberman that we've reached the political tipping point. Gore points to carbon sequestration and taxing. (He noted in his introductory remarks that his carbon tax-payroll tax swap is, at this point, a political non-starter.)