Letters to the Editor
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"expensive and painful" solutions
Funny, I haven't heard anyone mention solutions that would be painful or expensive to me. Not even suggestions of the Jimmy Carter "wear a sweater" variety. In fact I haven't heard any politicians speaking of solutions in terms of transportation and personal habits that might might a significant difference at all. I haven't heard Dems lobbying hard for public transport or high speed rail. No politician in this country (with the possible exception of Earl Blumenauer) is brave enough to tell Americans to get their butts out of their damn cars.
Everyone is blowing hot air on this issue as far as I'm concerned, but to have this cretin Gingrich taking up space (and his book killing trees) to do so is especially offensive. He propped up a political party that wouldn't even acknowledge global warming until a few months ago. I'd give him a billion dollar prize for gall.