July 21, 2010
EDITORIAL: Manchin's Rationale for Running for U.S. Senate Lacking
Governor Joe Manchin made it official Tuesday morning, announcing to no one's
surprise his intention to run for the unexpired term of the late U.S. Senator
Robert Byrd. Naturally, he went immediately after his announcement on the
air with Hoppy Kercheval of Metronews Statewide Talkline, where every
public official is guaranteed a softball interview.
But there was one strange moment. Kercheval gamely tried to ask Manchin just why he was so interested in running for U.S. Senate when there was so much important work remaining during what would be the last two years of his term as Governor.
Manchin tried to answer that by reciting a list of national themes/issues that he'd like to join the discussion on, and the very first issue he mentioned was--wait for it-- "Climate."
Climate? As in climate change?
Certainly, that is a strange first priority for any West Virginia Governor, especially one presumed to be as pro-coal as Joe Manchin says he is. While it is conceivable he meant "fighting the global warming myth," he didn't say that. These days, when a politician speaks only of the importance of the climate issue, they are saying it as advocates FOR the left's sometimes irrational concern about the so-called global warming crisis.
Because of all the scare that people like Al Gore have given us about global warming, declaring it to be an absolute end-times style disaster instead of the natural ebb and flow of our planet's temperature over the years, we have seen many attacks on the West Virginia coal industry.
Indeed, going after carbon emissions, as those that occur with coal burning energy, has been among the most fashionable of attacks from the Obama Administration, the most unfriendly administration to coal in our nation's history.
So was Manchin just babbling a long list of federal issues to look "senatorial" in his own way, or is he already trying to please the Obama Administration with a new advocacy on "Climate" issues?
Perhaps he will get a chance to clarify his remarks in the days ahead. Surely West Virginia's coal miners deserve to know the Governor's intentions.
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EDITORIAL: Manchin's Rationale for Running for U.S. Senate Lacking
Governor Joe Manchin made it official Tuesday morning, announcing to no one's
surprise his intention to run for the unexpired term of the late U.S. Senator
Robert Byrd. Naturally, he went immediately after his announcement on the
air with Hoppy Kercheval of Metronews Statewide Talkline, where every
public official is guaranteed a softball interview.
But there was one strange moment. Kercheval gamely tried to ask Manchin just why he was so interested in running for U.S. Senate when there was so much important work remaining during what would be the last two years of his term as Governor.
Manchin tried to answer that by reciting a list of national themes/issues that he'd like to join the discussion on, and the very first issue he mentioned was--wait for it-- "Climate."
Climate? As in climate change?
Certainly, that is a strange first priority for any West Virginia Governor, especially one presumed to be as pro-coal as Joe Manchin says he is. While it is conceivable he meant "fighting the global warming myth," he didn't say that. These days, when a politician speaks only of the importance of the climate issue, they are saying it as advocates FOR the left's sometimes irrational concern about the so-called global warming crisis.
Because of all the scare that people like Al Gore have given us about global warming, declaring it to be an absolute end-times style disaster instead of the natural ebb and flow of our planet's temperature over the years, we have seen many attacks on the West Virginia coal industry.
Indeed, going after carbon emissions, as those that occur with coal burning energy, has been among the most fashionable of attacks from the Obama Administration, the most unfriendly administration to coal in our nation's history.
So was Manchin just babbling a long list of federal issues to look "senatorial" in his own way, or is he already trying to please the Obama Administration with a new advocacy on "Climate" issues?
Perhaps he will get a chance to clarify his remarks in the days ahead. Surely West Virginia's coal miners deserve to know the Governor's intentions.
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