Originally Posted by
Bahamasflyer
I think you guys are far too worried about extremists like AOC and other "Green New Deal" types having influence in this. She's only a rookie congresswoman who probably has just a 20% approval rating outside her district. They can jump up and down and scream all they want, but remember that Mitch McConnell still controls what legislation will come for a vote, and he's one tough SOB.
He's going to laugh when they try to get a radical bill through the senate.
Agreed.
A little more than 100,000 people voted for her in a district where a glass of water with a -D next to their name would win in a land slide. 30 years ago, without twitter and the internet, no one would know who she is. Today she is a liability for the Democratic Party as she is the de facto face of the party.
The Democrats have serious problems coming in 2022 and 2024, if recent election results are a bell weather. Now is not the time to advance a nebulous climate agenda.
To sum this up - I’m not worried about climate change legislation affecting our industry any time soon.