I have no idea who is going to win the upcoming election (though for perspectives see this site and this site). However, if George W. Bush wins, Gregg Easterbrook thinks that “A reelected Bush, if he wants to win favor with historians, will have to do something impressive, statesmanlike, and out of character. Which is why I think a second-term Bush will be the president who imposes global-warming controls.”

While Mr. Easterbrook is most likely not a Prometheus reader, should Bush win a second term and engage the climate issue, just remember our commentary from July 12, 2004:

“While the United States is all but certainly not going to ratify the Kyoto Protocol under any conditions, is just a matter of time, perhaps less than a year, before the United States reengages in the Kyoto process under the Framework Convention on Climate Change. I think that this reengagement in the process will likely occur under a President Kerry or a President Bush.”

If Bush loses or wins and stands fast on his climate policies … well, never mind.