re: Mostly businessmen
"There is a lot of power and trillions of dollars at stake here. The cap and trade bill being greased through Congress as I write this involves over $800 billion in new taxes funneled through the government, new powers over the private sector, and more loot to buy votes with. That is a hell of an incentive."
Just tell ER, that there is a small chance conservatives could running the joint with all this govt power, and he might get worried