Senate Democrats this week will unveil their long-awaited energy and global warming bill, despite predictions that the bill will go nowhere because the oil spill in the Gulf will make it impossible to forge a coalition with pro-drilling Democrats and Republicans.

Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., one of the original sponsors of the bill, said on Fox News Sunday he believe the bill can pass this year, thanks in part to the oil spill, which he said, “reminds us…that we need to transition our energy system to one that doesn’t depend on oil.”