When people think of Democrat Al Gore (image right), they do not think about his defeat in the 2004 election, but rather of his work to stop man-made global warming. It is a major issue in the Democratic Party to fight global warming, however this is an issue that President Obama should lean toward the Republican point-of-view.
Although out environment is important, we should not continue
regulation of companies to require compliance with additional emissions standards, especially since we are currently going through a recession. According the the New York Times, the recession has slowed clean electricity growth. The Washington Post notes that despite the political will is there to create more wind powered electricity solutions, the recession is holding it back. My point in these examples is simply that there is a time and place for everything, and this is not the time to further try to strain our nations businesses. It is common knowledge that when you try to add regulations to a business or industry, you will hurt that business in the short term even if it is beneficial or even profitable in the long run. A doctor would not give a person an immunization when they are already sick, and when the economy is sick, it should be given time to recover before you try to fix an unrelated non-immediate issue.
Behr, Peter. “Recession Slows Electricity Demand and Renewable Energy Growth, NERC Finds .” The New York Times 29 Oct. 2009: n. pag. Web. 1 Mar. 2010. <http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2009/10/29/29climatewire-recession-slows-electricity-demand-and-renew-37906.html>.
Mayo Clinic staff. “Vaccines for adults.” MayoClinic.com. N.p., 22 May 2009. Web. 1 Mar. 2010.<http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/vaccines/ID00016>.
Starkey, Jonathan. “Wind Projects at a Standstill.” The Washington Post. The Washington Post, 19 June 2009. Web. 1 Mar. 2010. <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/11/AR2009071100148.html>.
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