McCain to Outline Climate Change Battle Plan
Liza Porteus Viana
Contributor
Posted:
05/12/08
John McCain today is launching a climate change video entitled, "A Better Way." Although it does little by way of letting viewers know what McCain would do to fix the problem, it does refer to how "one extreme" thinks "high taxes, and crippling regulation" is the solution, while another "denies the problem even exists."
"I believe climate change is real," a casually-dressed McCain on a mountain says. "It's not just a greenhouse gas issue, it's a national security issue."
The ad comes as McCain travels to the Pacific Northwest to talk about the generally oft-neglected topic. In Portland today, he will deliver what his campaign is calling "a major speech" outlining his plans to combat the threat of global climate change and "re-establish America's environmental leadership in the world."
He's going to propose a domestic cap-and-trade system his campaign says will mobilize market forces to develop and commercialize alternatives to carbon-based fuels. Tomorrow, he will participate in a discussion in Seattle with environmentalists, conservationists and the business community on how to combat climate change.
After the jump, the new pro-Hillary video featuring the White House-scorned duo of Joe and Valerie Plame Wilson.
U.S. Ambassador Joe Wilson and his wife, Valerie Plame Wilson, are in a new Hillary Clinton ad being run in Oregon. The duo, who feels they have been badly burned by the Bush administration, is supporting Clinton because of her strategy to get American troops out of Iraq.
"We challenged the Bush administration when they wouldn't tell the truth about weapons of mass destruction and they tried to destroy us for speaking out," says Joe Wilson, sporting a new buzz cut.
"Ending the iraq war means a lot to us and that's why we're supporting Hillary," says Valerie Plame Wilson. "She's been a leader in pushing the administration for a serious exit strategy." That strategy includes beginning to pull out troops within 60 days of taking office, if she's elected. Take a look below.
"I believe climate change is real," a casually-dressed McCain on a mountain says. "It's not just a greenhouse gas issue, it's a national security issue."
The ad comes as McCain travels to the Pacific Northwest to talk about the generally oft-neglected topic. In Portland today, he will deliver what his campaign is calling "a major speech" outlining his plans to combat the threat of global climate change and "re-establish America's environmental leadership in the world."
He's going to propose a domestic cap-and-trade system his campaign says will mobilize market forces to develop and commercialize alternatives to carbon-based fuels. Tomorrow, he will participate in a discussion in Seattle with environmentalists, conservationists and the business community on how to combat climate change.
After the jump, the new pro-Hillary video featuring the White House-scorned duo of Joe and Valerie Plame Wilson.
U.S. Ambassador Joe Wilson and his wife, Valerie Plame Wilson, are in a new Hillary Clinton ad being run in Oregon. The duo, who feels they have been badly burned by the Bush administration, is supporting Clinton because of her strategy to get American troops out of Iraq.
"We challenged the Bush administration when they wouldn't tell the truth about weapons of mass destruction and they tried to destroy us for speaking out," says Joe Wilson, sporting a new buzz cut.
"Ending the iraq war means a lot to us and that's why we're supporting Hillary," says Valerie Plame Wilson. "She's been a leader in pushing the administration for a serious exit strategy." That strategy includes beginning to pull out troops within 60 days of taking office, if she's elected. Take a look below.