Notice her comment about raising money and 'her people.' Maybe she alone will sink this bill...


Dems raise concerns about Boxer
By: Lisa Lerer and Manu Raju
July 23, 2009 04:13 AM EST



A big chunk of the House climate change bill is in the hands of Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairwoman Barbara Boxer — and some of its supporters are worried that she’s not up to the task.

[b]In private conversations, Senate staffers say that Boxer’s abrasive personal style helped tank the climate bill that Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and former Sen. John Warner (R-Va.) sponsored last year. And several recent embarrassing episodes involving the California Democrat have them worried about a repeat performance.

During a committee hearing in June, Boxer upbraided a brigadier general for calling her “Ma’amâ€