So what all are you actually doing about your carbon footprint? Have you found a way to get to 2000 kilowatts per year?

Do you know about white LED or amazing photovoltaic options for home retrofitting? What do you drive? How does your choice of lifestyle and location relative to work impact this footprint?

What sacrifices are you prepared to make?

When I was young during the Vietnam war I readily joined in on the large Boston Common demonstrations. Now I'd rather chat up a neighbor who disagrees with me, at least initially.

I once worked for a miserable left leaning telemarketing company in Cambridge that had a client roster of things like the Sierra Club and the National Parks Conservation Association. While many of the people I pestered were excited about volunteering their time in lieu of a check, these organizations were flatly useless at harnessing this genuine human urge to do something more personal than writing a check.

These seem to describe the two main things the old progressives actually do, march in increasingly ineffectual demonstrations that make caricatures of participants and write checks.

The Url below leads to a fairly detailed assessment of a phenomenon many have observed here and I am seeing in many corners of the echo chamber.

If you've been wondering about the improbable frequency of commenters claiming to be disgruntled Clintonists now ready to vote McCain, you may well be seeing the swift boat ploy of 2008.

While there are legitimate aggravated Clintonists there are differences in their comment patterns such as little presence of a drift to McCain.

I feel sad for the many exasperated honest sorts who are in despair. From roaming around the blog world I am impressed by the structural potential here.

Yes it may well be invaded by GOP operatives trying to degrade it. It is a common problem everywhere but come on, they are bankrupt and pathetic. Think of it as this election cycle's version of false flag robo calls. But they are still horribly behind the curve and don't amount to a thimble full of pigeon shit.

What we have is a well made house for basic purposes that has been momentarily invaded by a bunch of skanks who are bent on raiding the fridge and piddling on the carpet. It could really be seen as evidence of the real value of the site.