The biggest bill still moving through the state Legislature this summer is backed by the Senate leader, the governor and essentially the pope. So opponents — mainly oil companies — don't have a prayer.
The measure, which attempts to fight global warming by significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions in California, is on track to pass before lawmakers adjourn for the year shortly after Labor Day.
The oil and business lobbies are waging an aggressive fight against it. If the bill required a two-thirds majority vote, it might be doomed. But it needs only a simple majority, so there seems little that can stop it, given the influential support.