Why is Governor Schwarzenegger pushing for the same sorts of policies in Copenhagen that have helped drive his state into record deficits and unemployment? Perhaps he will recall that I live in our nation’s only Arctic state and that I was among the first governors to create a sub-cabinet to deal specifically with climate change. While I and all Alaskans witness the impacts of changes in weather patterns firsthand, I have repeatedly said that we can’t primarily blame man’s activities for those changes. And while I did look for practical responses to those changes, what I didn’t do was hamstring Alaska’s job creators with burdensome regulations so that I could act “greener than thou” when talking to reporters.
Governor Palin responds (via Facebook) to Arnold Schwarzenegger questioning whether she is “really interested” in the subject of climate change, or whether she is simply “interested in her career and in winning the [Republican presidential] nomination?”
Would it be rude of me to say that the Governor of California is out of his league and would do well steer clear of a rumble with the former Governor of Alaska so as to avoid looking a fool? It would? Ok then…nevermind.
- tdc
