Morning Update: McCain’s Climate Appeal
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will give a speech on climate change policy Monday in Portland, Oregon, in which he will call for a cap-and-trade system “to change the dynamic of our energy economy.” The Washington Post looks at McCain’s record on the environment.
In statements over the weekend, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) and Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) both expressed concern over the situation in Lebanon. Clinton said the United States should “support the sovereignty of the Lebanese government and the independence of Lebanon.”
Obama condemned Hezbollah’s “power grab” and said the United States should engage in a diplomatic push for electoral reform, “an end to the current corrupt patronage system, and the development of the economy that provides for a fair distribution of services, opportunities and employment.”
