Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Pier
Conservatives are
flailing from the results of the Obamacare success. But they won't have time to recover before another major policy failing hits the wall.
Climate Change is not something that can be hidden forever. The actual physical evidence is piling up and people around the globe are starting to feel the impacts up close and personal. The US has been insulated from hearing much of the impacts due to our corporatist media (many whom profit by maintaining the fossil fueled status quo) but those who understand the dangers are becoming more vocal about going forward on solutions.
Along with the rest of the world there are major US institutions who are already working on promoting climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies. They include the US military, many in the business community (who understand how the impacts of climate change will hurt the economy) and the Obama Administration who has had to use stealth tactics to circumvent republican congressional obstruction.
In supporting climate change denial the conservatives have backed themselves into a corner just as they did with Obamacare. Climate change will affect everyone even conservative lemmings. It may be too much to expect them to get out the pitchforks when some realize how they have been deceived but just as with Obamacare they will be giving support to solutions to climate change when it impacts them personally such as when food prices spike due to droughts and when their cities and sewers are flooded by sea level rise.
The blood is on republicans hands and I for one will be glad to see another major policy failure laid directly at their feet.