Spinning the Planet: John McCain and Climate Change

The Nation by Dave Roberts | Feb. 12, 2008 (News Analysis)

This is a classic case of what our president calls the soft bigotry of low expectations. Judged against his fellow Republicans, McCain is a paragon of atmospheric wisdom. Judged against the climate and energy legislation afoot in Congress, he falls short. Judged against the two leading Democratic presidential candidates, he is a pale shadow. Judged against the imperatives of climate science -- that is to say, judged against brute physical reality -- he ... Full Story »

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3.6
 by Marty Heyman - Feb. 18, 2008

There are a lot of simple and clear points made including a reasonable summary of the candidate's position over time. The summary of recent actions and interpretation is clear and open to discussion but avoids too much alignment with specific interests in the climate debate. There is quite a bit of emphasis on Cap-and-trade because that's where McCain's actions are most visible but the piece has only the Senator's actions to work from.

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