<p>As often as socialism and communism are evoked to discredit the Obama Administration&rsquo;s agenda, it can be illustrative to observe how communist governments actually behave.</p>

<p>In testimony before India&rsquo;s parliament yesterday, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said the BASIC countries&ndash;an acronym-jumble for Brazil, South Africa, India and China&ndash;would not have accepted a legally binding agreement. Political was the best we could get. And the difference may be negligible anyway...</p>