Here’s a wonderful endorsement for Secretary Clinton and a good reason for jumping in and writing an inaugural diary in the DK5 format:
The League of Conservation Voters Action Fund on Monday intends to endorse Hillary Rodham Clinton, the first time in three decades it has endorsed a presidential candidate before a single primary vote has been cast.
The decision to back Clinton over two Democratic rivals with equally strong, if not stronger, liberal environmental records shows the extent to which some environmentalists are concerned the Obama administration’s policies could be rolled back under a Republican president. The group’s president, Gene Karpinski, said it needs to activate volunteers and donors early to make sure Clinton is strongly positioned for the general election.
The decision was made to support Clinton over her opponents came because ““the stakes are so high” and Clinton “has proved she’s an effective leader who can stand up to the big polluters and push forward an aggressive plan to tackle climate change.”
This is a huge endorsement for Clinton. I agree with The League of Conservation Voters that the stakes are high and that we absolutely cannot afford to install any Republicans in the White House in 2016. If you aren’t alarmed by this thought, here is a little hint for you, courtesy of GOP presidential pretender Marco Rubio:
“When I’m president,” Rubio said, “Keystone will be approved, and President Obama’s backward energy policies will come to an end.”
Edit: here is the link to the Washington Post article from which this report comes
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If you click it, you will find the links to the League’s 2012 endorsement. I expect that by tomorrow we will have a full statement from the organization which will explain their reasoning in detail.