The Hatch Stands Alone

In a surprise (but not really) change of his mind, Senator Bob Bennett (Utah, R) announced yesterday that he is now opposed to the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste site in Nevada. I said this is not really a surprise because I'm sure Bennett must have suddenly realized, with all the Skull Valley talk, that perhaps shipping nuclear waste from all over the country to right next door might actually affect his state. His plan now is to back Nevada’s fight against Yucca Mountain because he doesn’t think it will ever be approved. Bennett made the announcement publicly on the senate floor saying that:

"The momentum is shifting and the timing is right to address our nuclear waste challenges in a way that offers real, long-term solutions.”

Wonder what he has in mind?