Just a few hours ago, the news came out about the breakup of a 19 square mile ice sheet along the coast of Baffin Island in the North American arctic. The ice sheet, as it wrests free of land, is likely to melt, unable to be reconstituted in the warmer polar climate that has developed at an increasing pace. It’s one more huge chunk of ice that will be replaced by open water, and a lot more material contributing to rising sea levels that threaten coastal communities all over the world.
The global warming that’s causing this catastrophe has itself been fueled by the burning of fossil fuels. Yet, how did the Republicans meeting tonight react to the news of the great ice breakup? They promised more of the same. They pushed for the burning of yet more fossil fuels.
The delegates to the Republican National Convention joined together in one voice tonight to chant “Drill baby, drill!”
Those Republicans are getting ready to drill America even deeper into the hole of dependence on fossil fuels. Will American voters follow them down, or will they have the wisdom to leave the Republicans and their delusional chants in the depths and begin the long climb up and out?
Over the last few years, I’ve learned that bets that underestimate the American people tend to pay off. Sadly, I’m beginning to think that the voters in the USA are in the mood to follow the Republicans even deeper into the darkness.
“They bought their ticket. i say, let ‘em crash.” (from Airplane)
If the American electorate is so ignorant that it votes itself into the poorhouse and the country into oblivion, THEN WE DESERVE IT!
The government doesn’t work, the environment is faat becoming a problem (all over the world) and our economy is on the verge of implosion. It really won’t matter who gets elected as long as the K street gang is running things. Look for more repression, less rights, and worsening standards of living NEXT YEAR (starting right after the election), all lead by the coming economic meltdown.
Watch for the rise of anarchy in response.