Letters to the Editor
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Let's not lay criticsm where
I voted for Obama in the primaries and I hope to vote for Obama in the general election.
I've no great love for McCain's stance on social issues or Iraq. I don't believe he's the strongest environmental candidate, but the criticsm laid out here is tenuous at best.
To oppose McCain on global warming because he might appoint conservative justices is absurd. If Supreme Court justices wield so much power that they can knock down laws willy nilly, we really will have case of having activist judges. Having a court that ensures laws are written tightly and comprehensively does not have to be a left/right issue.
McCain's stance on global warming is reasonable. I work in the power industry and the fact is nuclear power is the only quickly viable source of power than can help us reduce greenhouse emissions in the short run (20-40) years. If we were to implement an escalating carbon tax, there's no question Nuclear would be much more economic and any of the current alternatives. As much as I'd like to have enough power supplied by solar, and wind, I'm cautious. The fact is the impact of wind is actually quite unknown. If we're taking out wind energy out of the environment that's going to have some effect. On a large scale wind power could be as environmentally damaging as green house gases. We just don't know. The fact is global warming puts us between a rock and hard place. There are tough choices to be made, and it's about time that we own up to some of those choices rather than just pretending there's a perfect solution around the corner.