The denialism and downright insanity that's plaguing most Republicans and even some Democrats in Washington today may ultimately kill us tomorrow. This is why we barely passed a flawed and watered down bill in the House, and this is why we must act before we get an even worse bill out of the Senate.
What may be nearly as dangerous as the outright denial of climate change by the far right is the acceptance by the squishy centrists of half-baked, half-assed measures that don't do enough. I know, I know, we always hear from these Washington Centrists that "this is what's politically feasible". But frankly, I'm done with "political feasibility" today. That won't matter one bit if we're all dead tomorrow.
President Obama promised us swift and bold action. So did Democratic Congressional leaders. And while much of the blame for past inaction goes to the "Party of No" Republicans that would rather profit today than ensure human survival tomorrow, we need for Senate Democrats to stand up for real action to prevent any more weakening of the climate bill.
Here in California, we especially need to speak up because our Senator Barbara Boxer chairs the Environment Committee! Also make sure to contact Senator Dianne Feinstein, someone who will also have major say over the Senate bill. We can't wait any longer to solve the climate crisis, and we can't afford to settle for anything less than real solutions.
The people are on our side. Time, however, isn't. We need to act now, before it's too late. |
