by David Sassoon -
Dec 14th, 2007 
As soon as the Senate passed the energy bill back to the House by a vote of 86-8, the White House was quick to show its eagerness to sign the bill. A bad sign.
By addressing the concerns of the Administration and moving forward with a bipartisan approach, senators have taken steps to improve our economic and energy security. If this legislation makes it to the President's desk, he will sign it into law.
That vote of 86-8 looks like a vote that demonstrates a "bipartisan approach." It's not. It carries the odor of fatty pork and demonstrates the uncanny ability of the Senate to strip the House bill of meaningful provisions and reduce it to the lowest common denominator: re-election.
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