Odd Couple

As Earth Day arrives again (okay all you 20-30 year olds, have you even heard of Earth Day–no offense if you are so environmentally conscious, it has not been big news in recent years), an odd couple emerges in a commercial: Nancy Pelosi and Newt Gingrich. Who would of thought? In the ad, the pair urge a bipartisan approach to dealing with climate change. The ad is sponsored by the Alliance for Climate Protection, created by Al Gore. Gingrich, in turn, explains all this on A Contract with the Earth. Poor Newt, you need to see the response he gets and posts on his own website–one tirade after another (many anonymous, apparently from gutless wingnuts and dittoheads) accusing Newt of all variations of apostasy. Encouraging that Newt has seen the light; discouraging that his “friends” have such a knee-jerk reaction. There is much work ahead to keep the world (of which America is a part, no matter how politically some would prefer it isn’t, climate respects no political boundaries).