Every day there is new study - I'm talking a real sample of data collected over years- which enforces that the planet's climate is changing. Whether we caused it or not isn't the issue. Whether we are going to establish policies and preventative measures to ensure the safety of our cities, natural resources, water supplies, and air is what we need to discuss now.
It is perhaps more real now with the northeastern Unites States trying to collect itself after days of heavy rain caused devastating floods. Imagine that same storm but with a sea level almost a foot higher as its normal. That is what faces the east cost according to the article cited below.
How are we going to protect the industries that thrive and operate in this region? I can tell you that joking about slowing the rise of the oceans is not something a potential commander in chief should be taking about.
Mitt Romney and his republican colleagues still are sticking to their guns (no pun intended, it is just a saying); still saying that climate change is a scientific fabrication of the environmentally minded democrats. The climate is changing. Are humans to blame? I am unsure. Do we have an obligation to protect our infrastructure and the future of the planet from rising sea levels and gross pollution of our planet? Ask a New York resident. I think that after a week without power or heat and seeing their home being destroyed by flood waters, they'd say yes we need to make a solid stand to address environmental issues.
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/341723/description/East_Coast_faces_faster_sea_level_rise
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Language that your mother wouldn't have approved of
Is it me or is Democrat the longest 4 letter word?
I can say that I do not think this is a biased opinion; I with certainty say I do not have a passionate disdain for Republicans. Yet I know so many who really, I mean really, loathe Democrats.
What alarms me most is their campaign literature is so segregating. Since my house mate is listed as independent, we've received a variety of Republican Party literature. I am not talking specific candidates, but rather mailers that say "We can stop the Democrats".
It makes me feel as though the inefficiency that they preach about is a direct response to their inability to work with Democrats.
They want voters to stop the Democrats...? Well I think they have done a fine job themselves thus far. What the American population really wants is for you all to work together so that there is a balanced approach to governing.
Most Americans are moderates, sampling ideas from both parties. Maybe it is time stop calling me a D E M O C R A T ( spelling so the children in the room don't hear the forbidden word) and start understanding that disagreeing about an issue doesn't mean we can't find middle ground.
I can say that I do not think this is a biased opinion; I with certainty say I do not have a passionate disdain for Republicans. Yet I know so many who really, I mean really, loathe Democrats.
What alarms me most is their campaign literature is so segregating. Since my house mate is listed as independent, we've received a variety of Republican Party literature. I am not talking specific candidates, but rather mailers that say "We can stop the Democrats".
It makes me feel as though the inefficiency that they preach about is a direct response to their inability to work with Democrats.
They want voters to stop the Democrats...? Well I think they have done a fine job themselves thus far. What the American population really wants is for you all to work together so that there is a balanced approach to governing.
Most Americans are moderates, sampling ideas from both parties. Maybe it is time stop calling me a D E M O C R A T ( spelling so the children in the room don't hear the forbidden word) and start understanding that disagreeing about an issue doesn't mean we can't find middle ground.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
It was my pleasure
Having worked as an intern for a political campaign office during the 2008 primary election, I greatly appreciate anyone who is willing to do the work of a organizing or volunteering. So this week I was startled when a knock came to my door.
I've had a few knocks and am always courteous. Despite the candidate you are committed to, if you are willing to give your time to canvas(door knock) I will give you a few seconds of my time. Especially being a member of this community/region for just over a year, local candidates are greatly unknown to me.
This gentleman was a little nervous when we opened the door; as he started through the script, a huge smile spread across my face and his eyes lit up. I had to stop him. I said "thank you so much for what you do, you can stop reading the script. I early voted for everyone on your list" and with great pride he could mark us down as check marks in all the boxes.
When you feel like you are loosing the battle for what you believe, it only takes one person to remind you hat you are not alone and it is all worth it. To any grassroots organizers and volunteers, carry on!
I've had a few knocks and am always courteous. Despite the candidate you are committed to, if you are willing to give your time to canvas(door knock) I will give you a few seconds of my time. Especially being a member of this community/region for just over a year, local candidates are greatly unknown to me.
This gentleman was a little nervous when we opened the door; as he started through the script, a huge smile spread across my face and his eyes lit up. I had to stop him. I said "thank you so much for what you do, you can stop reading the script. I early voted for everyone on your list" and with great pride he could mark us down as check marks in all the boxes.
When you feel like you are loosing the battle for what you believe, it only takes one person to remind you hat you are not alone and it is all worth it. To any grassroots organizers and volunteers, carry on!
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