Monday, April 27, 2009
Parties spar on global warming
One of the important topics for which Obama has been calling for bipartisanship in Congress is the environment. The effects of human activity on our environment are well known. Former Vice-President Al Gore, also known for his work on climate change, spoke to Congress about a Democratic bill to help deal with the effects of global warming. He too called for bipartisan efforts to reduce the destruction of our planet. The environment should not be a partisan issue, or even an American issue. It should be an issue all of humanity should be concerned about.
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That is a solid article. It is interesting that it focuses on the rift between Gore and Gingrich (I am feeling sort of nostaligic). The question I have after reading it is, since when is Newt Gingrich an expert on climate change and energy? Come to think of it, since when is he an expert on everything he has been commenting on lately? He has been everywhere, calling every Democratic proposal "a tax on something."
ReplyDeleteMy politics aside, I think the real debate about energy and climate change will take place within the Democratic Party. They have some warring factions that need to be reconciled. Chairman Waxman represents Beverly Hills so he along with other Democrats from the West and other parts of their solid base (the Northeast) will be pitted against members of the party from the Rust Belt who represent manufacturing constituencies.