WOW! So republicans or conservatives were the only ones for partisanship, graft,sprawl,me,me,me,McMansions Hummers,backroom deals,blue vs red, screen time etc. etc. etc.? You sound very"blue vs red"! You are really missing the problem and a big part of the solution if you don't realize that both sides have been at fault by never compromising, never looking past party lines, never looking at the whole picture. Gee don't any Hollywood types and X vice presidents have big mansions private jets,limos etc. No it's just us evil conservatives that don't agree with all the liberal views, that are destroying this world . We conservatives also care about the future for our kids and the world,clean air and water and yes even baby seals and polar bears. We are all addicted to oil and we are all suffering because of it, even if we may not agree with man causing climate change , our planet is being polluted and we all must help to clean it up. But if you (the environmental groups) demonize us conservatives you will lose a lot of support $$$$

If every SUV or 3,500plus sq ft home was owned by a republican or conservative then "bama wouldn't have won. Seems to me American's selfishness has created much of the mess we are all in. We just love BIG and the heck with everyone else. After all, per the ads, "we deserve it"!

You know, the Conservatives are as divisive as anything can be. Bush Co. didn't do the damage done to the environment, our natural resources, and the U.S. reputation by themselves- it took a lot of people - people who look very self-serving and greedy from this point of view- to make the damaging changes we have endured this last eight years. To now say, Claire, that you care about the environment, the welfare of the world your children will inherit, and the fellow earthlings with whom we share this world, is disingenuous. It is always the way of the "Conservatives" to start whining about "discrimination" and being "picked on" when the shoe is on the other foot and they are no longer the ones throwing the stones. But let us finally- and by us I mean TRUE Liberals, not the fair-weather kind who are really just Kinder Gentler Conservatives in disguise- no longer be softened by these kinds of whiny complaints. "Liberal" literally means tolerant, and so we should be, but it doesn't mean naive, so let us not fall for that tactic this time. The "Neo Cons" have self-served themselves from the well of public good-will to the detriment of all for too long. We can't let you get away with acting as though that no longer has any relevance. You don't want to be blamed for the mess we are all sharing, then remember- it's not all yours to do with as you please! And how about considering this- not everyone thinks that your agenda is the most important, best-planned, or most beneficial. In fact, you might have erred on the side of selfishness! After all, isn't that what being a Conservative is about? Wanting to control it all?

And you don't need Environmental Groups to demonize you- you've had Bush & Co. to do that with a lot of input from people just like you! Keep your money, Claire. That's what it's all about for you and yours, anyway. Just stop trashing our world for it!

This post was just a playful way to say that many people, from all walks of life are ready for a change. Whether you're liberal or conservative you have a right to protect the environment and to improve on past methods. Let's work together instead of pointing fingers!

Well said, Danielle, there is plenty of blame to go around. Now is the time to be an adult. Time to clear away our mistakes and learn. Time to move forward, with responsibilty and consideration for the whole Planet and its ecosystem. Our future and the future of our children, deserve our sincere and prolonged commitment to getting done, now!!!!!