General Discussion

YvonneCa

(10,117 posts)

20. It makes me angry, too. Thanks for...

Reply to Avalux (Reply #18)

Wed Feb 20, 2013, 02:11 PM

Feb 2013

...the apology. I really appreciated it.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

51 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Kerry: Our Generation Could Be Remembered For Failure To Act On Climate Change [View all] ProSense Feb 2013 OP

"Could?" villager Feb 2013 #1

He's a diplomat... YvonneCa Feb 2013 #10

It would be presumptive to say "will" - here he says "could" then makes a strong case for it. karynnj Feb 2013 #37

I'm simply suggesting that, sadly, we've already "failed." And we still don't have the Keystone... villager Feb 2013 #47

Got it! karynnj Feb 2013 #48

No freaking shit newfie11 Feb 2013 #2

Will... nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #3

Does that mean he will shitcan the Keystone klusterf*ck? Berlum Feb 2013 #4

no john kerry it wont be a blanket "our" generation it'll be YOU and your collegues. we didnt allow leftyohiolib Feb 2013 #5

Actually, we did. Had people called their congresspeople and cared about the issues, may be we would Mass Feb 2013 #6

congress critters listen to the people who pay them - you think that people havent been calling? leftyohiolib Feb 2013 #12

At this point, ProSense Feb 2013 #13

i know kerry is against it but kerry doesnt run the government and i didnt say any blame will be all leftyohiolib Feb 2013 #23

You're being simplistic if you ascribe it to the Congress critters being bought karynnj Feb 2013 #39

Actually, plenty of people do not know Keystone is bad and think this will be jobs. Mass Feb 2013 #15

that's kind of my point why do people still think this way about it - leftyohiolib Feb 2013 #26

Tell that to Inhofe and the rest of the 'flat earthers' in... YvonneCa Feb 2013 #17

Thanks for this, Mass. I really wish people paid better attention. We got GWB for... YvonneCa Feb 2013 #14

Not so much, unfortunately dreamnightwind Feb 2013 #31

Actually ProSense Feb 2013 #11

right so he will be seen as trying to but failing to stop it leftyohiolib Feb 2013 #19

I suspect that he is trying to get people to make this a voting issue forcing Congress to do it karynnj Feb 2013 #40

It's worse than that. Boomers will end life as we know it. Avalux Feb 2013 #7

As a boomer who didn't... YvonneCa Feb 2013 #16

I know....sorry for the blanket statement. Avalux Feb 2013 #18

It makes me angry, too. Thanks for... YvonneCa Feb 2013 #20

Kerry Shouldn't Worry. No One Will Be Around to Remember. Yavin4 Feb 2013 #8

I hope people will at least see the speech before... YvonneCa Feb 2013 #9

Interestingly, the word people object to does not seem to be in the speech, but the title TPM gave. Mass Feb 2013 #21

He DID address climate change, but only as a part of our foreign policy... YvonneCa Feb 2013 #24

If you sign Hillary Clinton's Keystone deal, JK, you'll be siding with those who 'failed to act' blm Feb 2013 #22

Hillary did not create policy, Obama did AgingAmerican Feb 2013 #28

Keystone deal completely conducted by State Dept. for 4 years. blm Feb 2013 #30

And the state dept carries out the policies of the president AgingAmerican Feb 2013 #42

Right - so the most influential SoS ever had no influence on the decision or the deal. blm Feb 2013 #43

The SoS is not a rogue position AgingAmerican Feb 2013 #44

The president wanted earlier exit from Afghanistan, but HRC, McChrystal and Gates urged him to stay blm Feb 2013 #45

Ah, so... AgingAmerican Feb 2013 #46

Nope - but don't be naive about what type of influence she DID wield when it was IN her power blm Feb 2013 #49

So AgingAmerican Feb 2013 #50

No one saying that but you as a distraction from the FACT that State Dept was charged blm Feb 2013 #51

And not to toot my own thread, but you seriously need to link to this in E&E: hatrack Feb 2013 #25

The methane in itself is what makes me think we're too late IDemo Feb 2013 #27

The bigger problem in the future is going to be China davidn3600 Feb 2013 #29

Certainly true, but China has 4 times the US population. Per capita an American produces 3 times pampango Feb 2013 #35

oh and while we're talking about kerry being a threat to xl .. leftyohiolib Feb 2013 #32

LOL! ProSense Feb 2013 #33

that is good news - we will see. you have more faith in our reps than i do leftyohiolib Feb 2013 #34

No, they ProSense Feb 2013 #36

Our generation won't be remembered if all if there's no climate to support future ones. Gorp Feb 2013 #38

If there is anyone left to remember, that is. Starboard Tack Feb 2013 #41