Why? I can speak from my perspective. Because, even though I don't believe in the government telling me I HAVE to do it, I believe I can take personal responsibility and help out myself. A person does not have agree with global warming views or mandating policies to at the government level to realize that recycling makes sense.

Craig Thomas
blog.craigdthomas.com

I believe I can take personal responsibility and help out myself.

Yes, unfortunately that's all the modern Republican appears to believe in, helping out himself.

And c'mon, global warming denialism is sooooo 2006. The latest tack is pretending to try to fix it while actully not. Get with the program!

center is no contradiction compared to the even bigger scam of the democrats getting the enviro vote by offering nothing more than self-righteous criticism of the republicans.

the 8 years of the clinton administration were not the high water mark of environmentalism, in case u did not know. the white house let it be known early that it did not intend to squander any of its credibility on enviromental issues--and it did not.

the 8 years of the clinton administration were not the high water mark of environmentalism

That's true, but then Bill Clinton was no liberal, nor was he an environmentalist. He was just as beholden to misguided "Third Way" politics as his wife is.

--Socialist With A Gold Card

If they could put aside their bigoted stereotypes and actually listen

But Democrats are too busy calling them right-wing, homophobe nutjobs who lie, love war, hate the environment and hate people who are poor and/or sick.

I know more than a few republicans that consider themselves conservationalists, and walk the walk. Issues like recycling need to appeal to all folks if it is to make difference.

Many republicans are sportsmen (and women) who really care about the environment because they spend a lot of time around nature.

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Less is the new More - Karrie Jacobs

No matter what YOU say, the bottom line is that the republicans are the party that get it done. I was a demo for many years, but all they can do is lie, cheat and lie; and the republicans are to far behind them; but better.

If you want to do the best we can, and it's far from perfect, the republicans ended segregation, started the recycle, have improved environmental standards, and more importantly, have secured our country from attacks.

They're NOT perfect, but a far cry from the socialist demo party who want to DESTROY our way of life. If I could, I'd throw them both out and find another party that more middle America. It just doesn't exist yet.

the socialist demo party who want to DESTROY our way of life

How is our "way of life" being destroyed?

'...the republicans ended segregation, started the recycle, have improved environmental standards, and more importantly, have secured our country from attacks."

Two things...back up any one of those preposterous statements...and try to do it in complete sentences this time.

And learn the difference between "to" and "too"

socialist demo party who want to DESTROY our way of life. If I could, I'd throw them both out and find another party that more middle America.

Are you my uncle, vldogs? If not, you must listen to the same radio shows he does.

the republicans ended segregation, started the recycle, have improved environmental standards, and more importantly, have secured our country from attacks.

Anyway, thanks for the humor of the day.

Hopefully as we move forward, discussions on climate change won't operate stictly on a partisam basis.

Did you miss this?

Corker sees chance for less carbon and more energy independence

Did you miss this?

I had heard Corker was on the trip but nothing since his return. It sounds like he learned some good things, but the discussion in the article is vague. We'll see how much change he urges in congress, after the just-keep-drillin' Haslams lobby him between now and then. He probably owes them his seat, no? But I'd like to be optimistic. He could win me over if he understands the problem and demonstrates independence.

Oh, master Neal, I checked with my english teacher and she said everything I wrote was correct, including the use of "too", but then again she was trained in a government school and went to a government college.

She's a very good teacher. And if the government taught her, she MUST be right and you're wrong.

Mr. Whitescreek: Check the record where LBJ had to get the votes to pass the Civil Rights Act; that should get you on the "right" track.