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G.(reen)O.P.?- From Yesterday's NY Times
And, finally, the G.O.P.’s Tea Party base has grown more hostile than ever to conservation just when some big conservation groups have redefined their missions — from protecting nature for its own sake, a noble goal, to also protecting our “natural infrastructure” that provides jobs, food and security.
Article by Thomas Friedman. Ironic. A guy who wrote "The World is Flat" commenting on Republican policy.
This should be the GOP's Achilles Heel. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/03/opinion/sunday/friedman-g-reen-op.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=thomas%20friedman&st=Search
Unfortunately should be and will be are two different things.
