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...Pelosi was "pulling a Giuliani." In fact, one-upping Rudy Giuliani's now-famous cell-phone call from his wife during a high-profile speech, Pelosi explained that she had a letter from a friend, an expert on the issue. Placing her phone to the microphone, Vice President Al Gore's voice began to narrate a climate-change plea for action. And then, as his voice continued to pour out of the phone, Gore appeared on stage. The audience exploded into a minute-long standing ovation...
...Gore continued his call for action on the issue of climate change and he praised the Netroots community, saying, "It is important that we will have well-informed citizenry that is involved, engaged, and will be a part. You are doing just that." He added: "You will remember coming here to reclaim the integrity of democracy." That sparked one of four standing ovations for the former Vice President...
Nevertheless, Codepink protesters started chanting for impeachment again before swaggering toward the exit, escorted at that point by staffers who made sure they left the premises. Gore then suggested that Pelosi was one of the best leaders in the history of the Congress, a sentiment that received unanimous applause, the naysayers no longer being present...
...Night terrors aside, the 10-year target is a mistake for strategic reasons. It feeds into the perception still held by a large number of Americans that Gore is an alarmist, and alarmists can be ignored. Such a wildly ambitious goal sets us up for failure, and obscures the fact that the battle against climate change won't be won in a decade, or even two - it will last for the foreseeable future and beyond. (And if you think Gore has thoughts about returning to the political arena, forget it. His speech couldn't have come at a worse time...
...Gore ended his speech with a rousing reminder of President John F. Kennedy's challenge to put a man on the moon - a challenge that was met, Gore noted, in less than a decade. "We must now lift our nation to reach another goal that will change history," he said. But the Apollo comparison, while great for speeches, only underscores how different the climate challenge will be. The moon shot called for focused scientific resources for a single target. Outside Houston and Cape Canaveral, most of us just watched. But decarbonizing our energy supply will require innovation, funding and sacrifice...