Joe Biden is certainly a leftist, but, he’s more old-school leftist, as opposed to today’s unhinged Modern Socialist leftist. His policies are, for the most part, not as extreme as the rest running for president, and he’s smart enough to push more middle of the road policies. So, we get something like this
Exclusive: Presidential hopeful Biden looking for ‘middle ground’ climate policy
Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden is crafting a climate change policy he hopes will appeal to both environmentalists and the blue-collar voters who elected Donald Trump, according to two sources, carving out a middle ground approach that will likely face heavy resistance from green activists.
The backbone of the policy will likely include the United States re-joining the Paris Climate Agreement and preserving U.S. regulations on emissions and vehicle fuel efficiency that Trump has sought to undo, according to one of the sources, Heather Zichal, who is part of a team advising Biden on climate change. She previously advised President Barack Obama.
The second source, a former energy department official advising Biden’s campaign who asked not to be named, said the policy could also be supportive of nuclear energy and fossil fuel options like natural gas and carbon capture technology, which limit emissions from coal plants and other industrial facilities.
Of course, ‘climate change’ is still a low hanging issue for most Americans, something they may profess to care about, but not enough to even pay more than $10 a month to deal with. Joe seems to be crafting a policy designed to make people feel good, but not destroy their cost of living. So, of of course
This is a dealbreaker.
There is no “middle ground” w/ climate denial & delay.
Blaming “blue collar” Americans as the main opponents to bold climate policy is gas lobbyist 101.
We’re not going to solve the climate crisis w/ this lack of leadership. Our kids’ lives are at stake. https://t.co/KvrBmaJd75
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) May 10, 2019
Blaming blue collar Americans? Huh what? The leadership part is amusing, since she refuses to demand a vote on her Green New Deal in the House, flipped a wig when Cocaine Mitch held a vote in the Senate (her proposal received exactly zero yes votes), and has even said that “it’s messaging focused and was never meant to be passedâ€. Where’s Squeeky’s leadership?
The crazy climate kids are not amused, either
.@JoeBiden's "middle ground" climate plan is a death sentence for our generation.
Read our full statement: pic.twitter.com/AxMfJcZ1pY
— Sunrise Movement ???? (@sunrisemvmt) May 10, 2019
A death sentence, you guys! But, they’re cool with fossil fuels if it gets them to places, such as spring break. And, going back to Naomi Klein, let’s not forget that she gives lots of talks and writes books and newspaper pieces about getting rid of capitalism. But, hey, this is all Science, not politics, right?
