Reply #90: I don't have a problem with leading by example...

[hughee99]

But there's a difference between "leading by example" and shooting yourself in the foot. I'd like to get the money out of politics, but I'd be upset to see the democrats refusing what are legal (and not ethically questionable) contributions. If everyone is on a level playing field, that's one thing, but that wouldn't be the case with political financing, and it wouldn't be the case with global CO2 emissions controls. If we were to go into this as part of a wide-ranging international agreement (like Kyoto), that would be one thing, but that's not what Gore is proposing.

With all the manufacturing jobs going overseas it sound very much like we're not going to demonstrate anything about manufacturing in an environmentally conscious way. Also, India (for example) has signed Kyoto, they just get an exemption. It isn't a "non-Kyoto" country. We are a non-Kyoto country.