Democrats on BP spill: An argument to go green

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Democrats on BP spill: An argument to go green

One of President Obama's chief allies on Capitol Hill, when it comes to energy and climate change issues, Sen. John Kerry, just told reporters that he sees the catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as an incentive to move the nation towards alternative fuels.

"If the Gulf oil thing tells us anything, folks, it's that this is not a good risk we're taking," Kerry said to USA TODAY's Susan Page and other reporters at a Christian Science Monitor breakfast. "The sooner we can move off fossil fuels and into a new energy paradigm, the better for our nation."

Kerry's remarks echo those made last night by the president at a series of Democratic fundraisers in San Francisco.

Obama said he shares the "sense of despair" watching video of the oil spill but signalled an increated resolve to tackle the "broader" issue.

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1. Only the most tragically best reason to

go :bounce:

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2. By approving new drilling?

"Obama said he shares the "sense of despair" watching video of the oil spill but signaled an increased resolve to tackle the "broader" issue."

Apparently by finding new rules to approve new drilling. The guy never misses an opportunity to.... miss an opportunity.

It's moments like these in which serious shifts in direction can be moved forward. This isn't a time for incrementalism. It's a time for a tad bit of that audaciousness we heard so much about.