Reuters reports that President Obama pushed for US Senators t “put a price on carbon” (institute a carbon tax) in a meeting with Senators today.

The Senators politely declined, mindful that a large number have to face the voters this fall. Obama continues to stun political observers with his inability to read the political and economic tea-leaves…

The last thing the US economy needs as it teeters on the brink of falling back into recession is an energy tax to fund pet projects with little to no economic logic….