Comments on: Democrats poised to wimp out on CAFE for now, Dingell pursues ‘poison pill’ strategy on climate http://climateprogress.org/2007/08/01/democrat-poised-to-wimp-out-on-cafe-for-now-dingell-pursues-poison-pill-strategy-on-climate/ The Latest on Climate Science, Solutions, and Politics Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:27:35 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Hudson http://climateprogress.org/2007/08/01/democrat-poised-to-wimp-out-on-cafe-for-now-dingell-pursues-poison-pill-strategy-on-climate/#comment-4883 Hudson Fri, 03 Aug 2007 05:24:26 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/08/01/democrat-poised-to-wimp-out-on-cafe-for-now-dingell-pursues-poison-pill-strategy-on-climate/#comment-4883 In the 2006 elections, my fellow Democrats hectored me that I "must" vote for Democratic candidates for Congress -- even though the Dems in my area don't particularly oppose the war, and aren't really committed to progress on the environment. In my own work and life, I've done a ton of work (almost all of it pro bono) to win difficult political and land use battles which others felt could not be won. So I get really, really tired of people like Pelosi who claim to be "realists" when they cave to others like Dingell, who is a captive of the car and cement industries. They lecture us that we have to be realistic. But in the real world, I know that it is possible to win without compromising your principles or goals, if you just refuse to give upand make an imaginative, compelling case. The Dems in Congress have neither the guts nor the vision to save us, I now suspect more than ever. In the 2006 elections, my fellow Democrats hectored me that I “must” vote for Democratic candidates for Congress — even though the Dems in my area don’t particularly oppose the war, and aren’t really committed to progress on the environment.

In my own work and life, I’ve done a ton of work (almost all of it pro bono) to win difficult political and land use battles which others felt could not be won. So I get really, really tired of people like Pelosi who claim to be “realists” when they cave to others like Dingell, who is a captive of the car and cement industries.

They lecture us that we have to be realistic. But in the real world, I know that it is possible to win without compromising your principles or goals, if you just refuse to give upand make an imaginative, compelling case.

The Dems in Congress have neither the guts nor the vision to save us, I now suspect more than ever.

]]> By: HyrbidLover http://climateprogress.org/2007/08/01/democrat-poised-to-wimp-out-on-cafe-for-now-dingell-pursues-poison-pill-strategy-on-climate/#comment-4881 HyrbidLover Thu, 02 Aug 2007 18:48:25 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/08/01/democrat-poised-to-wimp-out-on-cafe-for-now-dingell-pursues-poison-pill-strategy-on-climate/#comment-4881 Wait, let's put the pressure on Congress to take another look. You probably already know about the Center For American Progress's Clean My Ride, Flex My Fuel campaign. Contact your member of Congress before they head out for recess this week. http://www.cleanmyride.org. Thanks! Wait, let’s put the pressure on Congress to take another look. You probably already know about the Center For American Progress’s Clean My Ride, Flex My Fuel campaign. Contact your member of Congress before they head out for recess this week.
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Thanks!

]]> By: Bill Hewitt http://climateprogress.org/2007/08/01/democrat-poised-to-wimp-out-on-cafe-for-now-dingell-pursues-poison-pill-strategy-on-climate/#comment-4877 Bill Hewitt Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:20:50 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/08/01/democrat-poised-to-wimp-out-on-cafe-for-now-dingell-pursues-poison-pill-strategy-on-climate/#comment-4877 These politics are murder. Unfortunately, even though every public poll indicates widespread support for increasing our energy efficiency and our use of renewables, and from across the political spectrum, including, increasingly, even traditional conservative groups like Evangelical Christians, some of the political factions in Congress seem stuck in their old thinking. I've been writing about this at my blog on climate change for the Foreign Policy Association (http://climatechange.foreignpolicyblogs.com) and I continue to be fascinated by the wheeling and dealing. No matter what happens on Thursday in the Rules Committee and Friday on the floor, the conference is going to be epic. These politics are murder. Unfortunately, even though every public poll indicates widespread support for increasing our energy efficiency and our use of renewables, and from across the political spectrum, including, increasingly, even traditional conservative groups like Evangelical Christians, some of the political factions in Congress seem stuck in their old thinking. I’ve been writing about this at my blog on climate change for the Foreign Policy Association (http://climatechange.foreignpolicyblogs.com) and I continue to be fascinated by the wheeling and dealing. No matter what happens on Thursday in the Rules Committee and Friday on the floor, the conference is going to be epic.

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