Mr. President, if 2012 is "our campaign," then you need to make cap-and-trade a top priority!
President Obama gave a rousing speech to donors yesterday. Snippets of it have been shown on the cable channels, while blue aarvark and others have highlighted a supposedly private recording of the president. But in President Obama's meant-for-public speech he emphasized at several points throughout the speech that the 2012 campaign, like the 2008 campaign, is supposed to be "our campaign." Campaign run by and for the people. You can see the speech here:
And I have to admit it was a great speech. He talked about the 2008 campaign what's been accomplished so far and how he needs and wants our effort just like in 2008 and how he wants this to be "our campaign." And from 16:45 to 18:10 in that speech, the president mentions a series of really important issues that we need to accomplish like improving education and building infrastructure and an energy policy that reduces our dependence on foreign oil. The president does mention that that energy policy needs to clean up the environment.
But I am here to say as an advisor on his campaign, THAT IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH. I don't need to send anyone to 350.org or NOAA or NASA or any other source to know the damage that climate change will and is causing right now.
The President needs to make a cap-and-trade bill a major issue in the 2012 election and he needs to make a top priority in Congress when we get back a Democratic House in 2013.