Reply #29: people ridiculed him for turning down the heat in the WH

[Lisa]

... and appearing on TV wearing a sweater. He was trying to lead by example, and his foes made it look like he was foolish or being holier-than-thou.



Of course, he's been proven right now -- if we'd stuck with the energy-saving measures he'd suggested, we'd be far better off (in terms of economic efficiency, less pollution affecting human health, and less of a threat from global warming) -- also, the US would be selling its technology to the rest of the world, rather than watching Europe and Japan pull ahead in areas like solar and wind power research.