Interesting observation by Ben Smith:
The White House says Obama will meet former Vice President Al Gore this afternoon in Oval Office.Before anyone says this is too small a sign, the Gore visit is symbolic, but still huge. It does in fact steal the news cycle away from "jobs jobs jobs," which is something that Rahm and company likely do not want. At the very least, this is a signal that Obama feels the need to make some gesture towards the issue, and that is at least a step in the right direction.
That meeting, Obama's later Copenhagen visit, and a series of other symbolic moves to focus on climate -- at time when the political operation really wants to focus on jobs -- seem to signal a fairly real commitment to pushing legislation through the Senate next year, midterms or not.
