Digging

So here I am, up way too late, trying to dig up some political truth.

Politics is tough. I know it was a fiction show, but I have a lot more respect for the process after watching the entire run of West Wing. (Fantastic show, but you have to watch from the very beginning.) There is a lot more to politics than the generalization spewed by pundits, or people who get all their information solely from said pundits. When people add 300 page amendments to 700 page bills, there is no black and white truth when someone votes for or against a bill.

Here's an example of the mess: Jumpstart our Business Strength (JOBS) Act, 05/11/2004. Tons of energy tax breaks that McCain argues against. That's bad right? Read that whole speach.

I hear tons about how McCain votes against renewable energy. But he and Lieberman actually introduced The Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2005. Republicans weren't for it; but he introduced and fought for it. Obama co-sponsored. McCain was a little more verbose and detailed in his introduction.

So whose the climate bad-guy and whose the good-guy? Neither.

These are just a couple examples, of course. But I'm coming to the idea that Dawn may be right (as she often is) that no matter who wins this year, things will be fine, albeit in their own way.

I'm not quite that optimistic; I think there are chances for massive failure on both sides.

Giuliani said, "Change is not a destination, and hope is not a strategy." But both candidates seem to want to change. And probably there is a little hope for each.