I think it is important to understand that Obama's proposal is more than likely dead on arrival, but I do find it rather interesting that he, who claims to be a friend of the environment, has made the cuts that he did. If you are an Obama supporter, you might say that the cuts were less than cuts made to other programs. If you are against Obama, you will probably say that any cut to any program just reinforces that Obama has wrecked the economy beyond the damage that was done before he took the Presidency.
What point am I trying to make? I am just trying to say that we live in a climate of extreme partisanship. I do not think that Obama can do anything to please everybody and will always anger a fanatical group of right wingers. I also think that if Obama were to be defeated that the same song and dance will take place with the left. In the meantime, the environment, the military, the economy, the "fill in the blank with whatever you care about" will suffer.
The only thing we as individuals can do to help our environment is to make the small changes we each have control over. We can also speak out and put pressure on our government officials to enact whatever change is necessary to create a better world, but you might as well not hold your breath because this pendulum will continue to swing from one side to the other without ever falling into the middle and staying there.
I have vented and I await your attacks. Thank you for listening and I welcome your comments.
