The Right has been so busy decrying the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Al Gore that they’ve barely had time to cruise the men’s room. Toe tapping has given way to hand-wringing. …
The complete bankruptcy of the right on environmental issues isn’t just smoggy…it’s bloody. We are caught up in (currently) unwinnable struggles around the world due in large part to our dependence on fossil fuels. Why else suck up to the Saudis? Are they a nation of democrats? Hey, were did those 9/11 pilots come from anyway? Where’s bin Laden from?
That isn’t to say the Saudis are responsible for all our problems. It’s not their fault that they are a corrupt, repressive monarchy sitting on a shit-load of Texas tea. We made them.
Where is the political will in this country to make us energy-independent, to reduce our carbon footprint? It is, as usual, in the hands of folks like W and Cheney, both with strong ties to the fossil fuel industry.
Of course, it’s not just a Republican thing. Democrats from coal states have lobbied for the elusive “clean coal” technology. Dems from the fly-over states (hey, wait, I’m in one of those) have lobbied for ethanol subsidies, which may or may not actually help our energy independence.
Have some gonads, people. Tell your reps to start dealing with the environment and energy independence. If you haven’t heard, there’s an election coming up. Pester them.
October 17, 2007 at 6:00 pm |
As the US is burdened with two right wing parties which pretend they have differences I see no obvious changes coming in the near future.