By Coral Davenport

Politico

July 1, 2010

"Asked if Bingaman could bring the same passion and be a leading force on the issue, Durbin said, 'I don’t know.'

But some experts said a lack of passion might not be a disadvantage, especially among members whose interactions with Kerry may have left them with climate fatigue.

'I don’t know that Bennett Johnston was the most charismatic figure, but he got a lot of energy bills done,' Paul Bledsoe, director of communications and strategy at the bipartisan National Commission on Energy Policy, said of the former Louisiana senator who was the energy committee’s top Democrat for 13 years.

'Bingaman is definitely a workhorse, not a show horse. Mastering the substance and details and going across party lines [are] key to moving energy legislation. Going on Sunday shows is not.'"

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National Commission on Energy Policy