House in Disarray - Democrats Dazed

I hardly think that damming wild rivers is an example of being "green".

Greedy perhaps, but not green. It is extraordinarily high impact.

http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/swcbd/programs/bdes/altamont/conditions.pdf

Read the whole thing.

Now, back to the topic.

Does anyone really believe that a house full of democrats can produce anything other than carbon waste?

Maybe I'm ignorant,but what exactly are carbon credits?
Does that mean that Gore is buying the energy someone else isnt using?

If thats what it is,then how is that saving anything?
He still has to pay to have ittransmitted to his house,whether its by pipeline or by electric line.
As I understand it,he uses 12 times the energy an average person uses,to heat or cool his house and to travel around the world on his private jets.

So,exactly how is he "offsetting" that with "carbon credits"?

mysteryman wrote:

Maybe I'm ignorant,but what exactly are carbon credits?
Does that mean that Gore is buying the energy someone else isnt using?

If thats what it is,then how is that saving anything?
He still has to pay to have ittransmitted to his house,whether its by pipeline or by electric line.
As I understand it,he uses 12 times the energy an average person uses,to heat or cool his house and to travel around the world on his private jets.

So,exactly how is he "offsetting" that with "carbon credits"?

Try likening it to something we could call "diet credits." Set that up where all fat gluttons that happen to be rich can pay other people to be skinny, so they can continue their own lifestyle.

So carbon credits allows people to preach environmentalism while they themselves do not have to suffer, they can continue to be more wasteful than most everybody else, but they can still feel good about doing something to "save the planet" and thus somehow have a clear conscience.

It could also be described as "Don't do as I do, but do as I say." Boiling it down a bit more to one word, "hypocrisy" describes it pretty well.

The fact that the blowhard, Gore, actually believes something so utterly preposterous, is in fact worrisome, and more worrisome still is that millions also swallow the same bilge.

Exiting Iraq: An Extraordinary Political Moment

Take a deep breath. The nation has arrived at an extraordinary political moment. The Congress is about to instruct the President he should withdraw from the ongoing war. Yes, I know the fine print in the House and Senate versions has lots of wiggle room. But the congressional action is still breathtaking when you think about it [..].

I assumed it would take many months and numerous failed efforts for the new Democratic majority to reach this juncture. [..] I remember the torturous struggle in the Sixties waged by congressional opponents--Republicans and Democrats--trying to end the war in Vietnam. Their first resolutions were mild and deferential, politely urging Lyndon Johnson to start negotiating for peace. They were rejected. Subsequent measures raised the ante, but it took years of frustrating failure to get Congress to speak clearly. By comparison, the shift in politics this time moved like lightning.

Talking about just how much the Democratic-led House is in disarray..

In an otherwise awful article that reminds me why I hardly ever read The Nation online, the author does make one important point thats well worth highlighting:

Quote:

Exiting Iraq: An Extraordinary Political Moment

Take a deep breath. The nation has arrived at an extraordinary political moment. The Congress is about to instruct the President he should withdraw from the ongoing war. Yes, I know the fine print in the House and Senate versions has lots of wiggle room. But the congressional action is still breathtaking when you think about it [..].

I assumed it would take many months and numerous failed efforts for the new Democratic majority to reach this juncture. [..] I remember the torturous struggle in the Sixties waged by congressional opponents--Republicans and Democrats--trying to end the war in Vietnam. Their first resolutions were mild and deferential, politely urging Lyndon Johnson to start negotiating for peace. They were rejected. Subsequent measures raised the ante, but it took years of frustrating failure to get Congress to speak clearly. By comparison, the shift in politics this time moved like lightning.

June 29, 2007

POLL: CNN on Congressional Democrats and Republicans

Yet more results from the latest CNN/ORC national survey (story, results) of 1,029 adults (conducted 6/22 through 6/24):

• Although fewer adults approve (42%) than disapprove (49%) "what the Democratic leaders in the U.S. House and Senate have done so far this year," a majority says it is good (57%) rather than bad (31%) "that the Democratic Party is in control of the Congress."
  
  
• The "Democratic Party" receives a net positive rating (51% favorable, 38% unfavorable), while the ratings of the "Republican Party" are net negative (36% favorable, 53% unfavorable).
  
  
• Among 907 registered voters, Democrats begin with a twelve point lead (53% to 41%) in the generic Congressional vote.

A party is disarray is no problem as it affects only the party but a nation in disarray thanks to Darth War_dodger is everyone's problem.

It is the Republicans who are obstructive.

Unfortunately the Senate only allowed 1/3 of its seats up for election.