Germany tells Obama to pledge more CO2 cuts

German Environmental Minister Sigmar Gabriel said President Barack Obama needs to pledge the U.S. to match pledged European Union carbon dioxide emissions cuts.

But, as the New York Times notes, you shouldn’t expect much.

Calling Obama cautious — with two big exceptions — hits the nail on the head.

And, those are?

Helping his financial BFFs, or following Bush on anything in the “War on Terror,” while claiming to do differently.

Yes, per the Gray Lady’s story, the EPA is looking at how to regulat CO2 emissions. But, that could take years to get to reality, and Team Obama might be perfectly happy if it gets slowed down or sidetracked. Remember, this is the Team Obama that recently offered oup a lower CAFÉ standard for cars than what BushCo proposed last year.

Someone skeptical, not even cynical, would expect at least some foot-dragging, vagueness on goals, or both, from Just.Another.Carbon-Belcher.™