Fighting the War on Error

"You measure a democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists."
- Political & Social Activist Abbie Hoffman (1936-1989)

Friday, June 22, 2007

Edwards on global warming


Here's a video of John Edwards on global warming. Not bad - I say his proposals are merely a start, though. But, I have to give him kudos for even offering specifics; thus far, very few candidates have even done that, and most of the ones I hear are coming from Democratic candidates.

A great deal must be overcome to make real progress on global warming. What comes to mind first and foremost is overcoming fossil fuel industry campaign contributions. Between big oil and big coal, the loudest voices on Capitol Hill are the ones with the deepest pockets. It's no surprise that like many ills in our society, global warming and its causes and solutions all come back to money in politics. This is just another reason while we desperately need public financing for our elections.

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