Back with a bang

Oh, how I have been neglecting the blog!

Swashbuckling has taken a different turn here in DC. Linen shirts and leather satchels have been traded in for suits and heels. Nevertheless, the swashbuckling continues. I'll catch up on a few good adventure stories soon, but in the meantime, the one from yesterday.

After 8 months of negotiations, and really decades worth of work, Sens. Kerry and Lieberman announced their much-awaited energy bill yesterday, and guess who got to be there (albeit smushed between a mult-box, a video camera and way too many people for the Senate Foreign Relations room).

It's been interesting to watch the mix of supporters shift. After K & L each spoke, the first person to take the podium was retired Admiral William Fallon. Supporters of emissions-capping legislation have been taking the national security tack more and more frequently lately -- heading to the conference I got stuck behind a group of more than 60 vets who were there to lend their support (watch for a story on this soon). Other leaders at the dais yesterday included USCAP heavyweights, evangelical minister Joel Hunter, and of course the usual enviros.

Here's my story for AOL's PoliticsDaily -- enjoy!