tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749789029915695563.post7790767818594607649..comments2023-08-13T05:40:53.959-06:00Comments on The Mormon Left: Earth Day and ConsumptionJacob S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16519032754947817876noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749789029915695563.post-81574838008929070432011-04-25T09:28:55.082-06:002011-04-25T09:28:55.082-06:00The political parties are beholden to special inte...The political parties are beholden to special interests and solely concerned with retaining power. These facts are more and more clear every day. I wholeheartedly agree that liberals, conservatives, socialists, libertarians should work together when their interests align and the environment is one where it does from time to time. I don't know all the details of the GM saga, but if it was indeed a missed opportunity for the environment then that is too bad.Jacob S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16519032754947817876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749789029915695563.post-29679847415371936402011-04-23T20:26:06.093-06:002011-04-23T20:26:06.093-06:00In an economy like ours, conservation poses quite ...In an economy like ours, conservation poses quite a quandary for the union loving left. In 2008, there was a great opportunity for the end of the automobile dominated landscape as we know it. The one time largest most successful auto manufacturer (GM) had become unsustainable. Al Gore declared in his book that the auto was the enemy of the environment. Here environment-friendly democrats had a moment where they could allow GM to slip into the dust bin of history and strike a blow for the environment. The Hummer brand and its over-sized 5 miles to the gallon wastefulness could have been stopped. Democrats allied themselves with President GW Bush and later President Obama, to keep GM in business. Environment-friendly democrats could have joined with small government, environmentally conscious libertarians and saved the environment and taxpayers at the same time. I was so disappointed.<br /> :(Architecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563556462453127812noreply@blogger.com