Democrats are the only choice on climate
Boston Globe
Democrats are the only choice on climate
By Scot Lehigh Globe Columnist
September 5, 2019,
Any discussion of campaign climate proposals must begin with this reality: There is no intelligent or nuanced choice to be made between the two major parties. The nation is misled by a Republican president with such a short-term, politically self-interested, obscurantist perspective that he doesnt even pretend to be addressing the gathering climate crisis. Further, unlike almost any conservative party anywhere else in the world, the GOP falsely treats settled climate science as a matter of great mystery or dispute and then uses that fictional uncertainty to justify inaction.
...One extended exchange summed up Warrens approach to questions about practicality. When CNNs Chris Cuomo asked how she would respond if, in a debate, Trump said that her plan was a dream, Warren replied: I am saying that where he is right now is a nightmare. Thats a snappy rejoinder, but as she then demonstrated, it reflects a mindset that also tends to treat non-Trumpian realism as just so much naysaying. Dont sit around and tell me whats not possible, she continued. Sit around and look what happens if we dont make change. You bet that we better dream big and fight hard.
...no matter which presidential hopeful viewers judged the best, one conclusion cant be denied. If you want action on global warming, you have a number of candidates to choose from but only one of the major parties.
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