Biden says he regrets referring to 'an illegal' and defends direct criticism of Supreme Court in State of the Union - eviltoast
  • LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
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    8 months ago

    I mean the effects of the climate bill in comparison to the scale of the problem are fairly modest. And the US continues to slow-walk real change at the international stage as well. It’s a fair criticism.

    • mozz@mbin.grits.dev
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      8 months ago

      That, what you said, is a completely fair statement. Let me expand on it. Here’s a pretty solid summary of what was in the original bill. Here’s what actually passed. They are both, sadly, fucking tragically, too little, and absolutely unforgivably late. But, blaming that aspect of it on Biden specifically, when he just got here and started immediately fighting to get something unprecedented in American climate action to start happening the instant he got in, seems unfair. As does shifting the conversation away from “how much is this gonna do” and towards “does this involve giving money to oil companies” or similar focus-grouped talking points, blaming him for not doing more, and saying he’s just the same as the people who stopped him from doing it.