Financial columnist Jim Jubak notes that prospective Democratic replacements for key Republican committee chairmen might not make environmentalists' hearts go aflutter:

"But Barton's likely replacement would be John Dingell, D-Mich., a fierce advocate for the U.S. automobile industry. In other cases, the effect of the change is easier to extrapolate. Pombo's likely replacement as chairman of the House Resources Committee would be Nick Rahall, D-W.Va. Can you say 'coal,' boys and girls?"