McCain's environmental record

The Post has a good piece on McCain's...shall we say, nuanced...record on environmental issues, but this seems to be the takeaway:

When [League of Conservation Voters president] Karpinski tells audiences about McCain's environmental scorecard rating, he said, "jaws drop. . . . I tell them, 'He's not as green as you think he is.' "

And of course, McCain's grasp of the situation is sophisticated.

"We start building nuclear power plants, we'll have cheaper energy. Duh," he said.

"We?" Who's "we?" The energy companies aren't exactly rushing to fill the need, even as oil approaches $200 a barrel.