The Can't Do Spirit

More of what you've come to expect from a Republican administration -- and more of what a McCain Extension would deliver in the next cycle.  When it comes to making changes, just say it's too hard.  

The United States will tell a July meeting of the Group of Eight rich nations that it cannot meet big cuts in emissions of planet-warming gases by 2020, its chief climate negotiator Harlan Watson said.

"It's frankly not do-able for us," he told Reuters on Tuesday, referring to a goal for rich countries to curb greenhouse gases by 25-40 percent by 2020 compared to 1990 levels.

Note that this is the "Gang of Eight," not the UN.  We're not racing the whole world to do better in this case, only the other rich, developed nations that are supposed to be our peers in this endeavor.  And the Europeans have already said they can beat the target that's been set.  

There's no question that the Republicans will remain the immovable blockheads for the rest of the Bush administration.  The only question will be how quickly an Obama administration can reintroduce a concept that now seems foreign to America.  Yes we can.