LCV Endorses Senator Obama
July 21st, 2008 -- Posted in American Politics | 18 Comments »I caught this out the corner of my eye as I was scrolling through Google News, and at first I thought this is what the headline read: “League of Conservative Voters endorses Senator Obama.” Enthusiastically I clicked on the link and cleared the space around my computer to do a victory jig however on closer examination at the website it stated “League of Conservation Voters.” I am a little disappointed but now that i think about it, Senator Obama has not gone that far to the right… It is still good news none the less because on examination of the LCV, they are a large organization which could help bring in some votes in the general election. From the LCV press release:
“Senator Obama’s proven record and his commitment to a clean, renewable energy future make him the best choice for President,” LCV President Gene Karpinski said. “At a time when this country must reinvent itself for a new energy future, we can imagine no better steward than Barack Obama. Under his leadership, America will finally achieve the economic growth, environmental protection, and national security that are possible with a new, clean energy economy.”
Some people might assume that the LCV is just another liberal organization endorsing a liberal a.k.a Senator Obama however they have a simple reason for not even considering Senator McCain… He missed every single environmental vote in 2007. The League of Conservation Voters compiled a report in 2007 analyzing all the environmentally related votes and gave Senator McCain a score of 0. Senator Obama on the other hand achieved a score of 67 which is not great, but at least it’s not a 0.
In all fairness Senator McCain does have a good environmental action plan which you can find on his website but his votes in 2007 beg the question where was he when these votes were going on? I don’t know the answer but I find it awfully hypocritical when he runs these environmental ads:
