CLIMATE CHANGE BILL PASSES

President Barack Obama put political pull on the line and won a victory just when he one.
Obama pushed House Democratic to support energy legislation ever designed to curb global warming which ended up passing
Lobbying and a push by allies former Vice President Al Gore carried weight.
Obama recognizes as much.
"Now my call to every senator, as well as to every American, is this: We cannot be afraid of the future. And we must not be prisoners of the past," Obama said in his weekend Internet and radio address. Obama's overall ratings have slipped a bit. The restless nation is wary of some of his proposals such as deficit spending.
Democrats have a comfortable House majority. But the climate legislation eroded Democrats who represent East Coast states and other places that rely heavily on coal and industry. Obama's personal touch and political pull will be needed on capitol hill
"I hope it won't pass the Senate," Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on "
Obama called the bill "an extraordinary first step."
He temporarily may have put to rest concerns expressed by Republicans that he's trying to do too much.
After ignoring global warming for decades, most leading nations now agree it's an imminent danger.
"The nation that leads in the creation of a clean energy economy will be the nation that leads the 21st century global economy. Now is the time for the United States of America to realize this as well. And now is the time for us to lead," said obama