The US in a royal mess

The climate conference held last week in Bali was stuck into a quagmire by the delegation from the United States. The United States, which has already refused to sign the Kyoto protocols demanding emissions reductions by 2012, once again threw up road blocks in the negotiation process to create an agreement to succeed Kyoto. The Kyoto agreement, which was signed by every industrialized nation except for the United States, binds all these industrialized nations to reduce emissions to pre-1990 levels by 2012 in an effort to combat global warming. You can find the entire article here link

Yep, leave it to the Good Old USA to drag their feet on issues that really need top priority. Don’t even get me started on the government issues we have here.

This is nothing new I suppose but still always disappointing to hear about. I can’t see the Kyoto Protocol making big enough changes without the world’s foremost superpower behind it. What a shame.

The United States feasted on cheap power from sometimes protesting sources and we have a huge burden to the rest of the world for doing so. It is imperative that things begin to change!!

We here in the good old USA know exactly what you’re talking about with our government. They dragged their asses in everything that is important to the people and the world. Most of the politicians are only in it for the money. Which is proven every year when they start their sessions and a vote in a pay increase for themselves.

Well, I was always told that before it snowed or rained it had warm up some. Well we’re warming up real quick. Here in Phoenix were already 10 degrees above the normal temp for this time of year. They say it’s going to get harder.

I had heard thought that for some reason other countries were not happy with how the Kyoto was actually working. Is that not true? I am not surprised that they are causing trouble I mean they didn’t agree with it the first time around. I agree unless the politicians get something out of it they don’t care.

A royal mess indeed! Why people should be proud of being ignorant makes no sense at all to me. There seems to be a new fad by those ignorant clods to not close the freezer doors in the market. I am always closing them. If it makes them happy they can mortgage their children’s and grandchildren’s legacy; the only thing is that they are affecting MY kids and grandchildren, and that REALLY pisses me off!

Kyoto is not one of America’s shining stars. American is not following suit with the rest of the world. From what I’ve heard, it’s because America doesn’t want its economy to go down the tubes. I wonder where they think it’s going as it is? The economy is it worth shit right now! The least they can do is worry about the environment since they aren’t doing anything about the economy.

Doesn’t want the economy to go down the tubes? That is almost laughable. Don’t know where there at but hate to tell them it is already going down the tubes.

when you elect a president/vice-president w/ ties to the oil industry this is exactly what you get.

You got that right! But then again, what politician doesn’t have ties to the oil industry’s? The oil industry contributes to just about every politician’s election or reelection campaign. I think they should make politicians pay for their own campaigns. That will take any obligation away from a contributor. But then again, that’s my opinion and I’ll stick to it.

It’s pretty much impossible to get any politician elected without ties to some major corporation though and it’s also extremely difficult to get a president who can support their campaign entirely out of pocket.

I believe that it could be done. Most of the people at their campaign offices are usually volunteers so they don’t need money for that. TV and newspapers could donate time for advertising and receive a tax deduction. And the people of this country can donate money to the person they want to be their president. Everything else should come right out of their pocket. If someone wants to be president bad enough, they will find a way to do it. Just keep corporations out for the political arena. Then there is no feeling of obligation.