Obama, waiting to disappoint me until *after* I vote for him.

2. Obama’s plan to reduce overall use is a sound one, especially with his reduction of federal consumption. I had no idea it was that bad. He at least seems to recognize that we cannot over-consume resources to some kind of manna-filled greentopia. McCain’s plan to be sixty percent below 1990 levels by 2050 leaves us all between a boat and a wet place (those of in coastal areas that is). Barack Obama is more ambitious in this area, saying that we will be eighty percent below 1990 levels by 2050. If while in office he decides to alter that to a date as soon as 2015, that would be a start. Unfortunately, problems like climate change do not limit themselves to the nice square boxes and time lines our politicians would wish. In fact, they have a habit of spinning out of control.