Americans Debating Climate Change
From the man who has sent an occupation force to another country with no feasible exit-strategy and thus its own budgetary concerns, comes this gem of a quote; “I urge the Congress to be very careful about running up enormous costs for future generations of Americans.” George W. Bush – as if you hadn’t guessed that already – continued by saying that “We’ll work with the Congress, but the idea of a huge spending bill fueled by tax increases isn’t the right way to proceed.”
This hypocritical posturing by a man, who is now less than a lame-duck president, comes in response to a bill that will be up for debate much of this week in the US Senate. The bill calls for legislation that will cut carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases by approximately 70% by 2050, from power plants, refineries and transportation.
And though no one really expects the bill to look the same by the end of this week, compared to its introductory stage, both Democrats and Republicans are eager to debate the issue of climate change.
