I swear, just about every time this bozo opens his mouth something else elitist and ignorant pops put ans reinforces my belief that he really is that far out of touch with not just the average American, but with reality.

Edwards: Americans should sacrifice their SUVs

 Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards told a labor group he would ask Americans to make a big sacrifice: their sport utility vehicles.

The former North Carolina senator told a forum by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, yesterday he thinks Americans are willing to sacrifice.

Edwards says Americans should be asked to drive more fuel efficient vehicles. He says he would ask them to give up SUVs.

And I imagine he drove off in his Cadillac SUV, and flew away in his private jet for his next 400 dollar haircut before heading home to his 28000 sq ft house.

(Source Politico)

Putz.

I'm sick of this patronizing "do as I say not as I do" attitude, which is common in politics in general, but in the environmental matters in particular, seems to permeate the Democrats.

Politicians love telling us how much we have to sacrifice and all the things we must do while casually going about their wasteful business, only stopping long enough to buy indulgences, to give them back their happy place of smug superiority.

As Sister Toldjah notes:

And just how many SUVs can you count around the Edwards estate?

Edwards sounds like he’s channeling the Goracle, who pleaded in his Academy Award winning global warming crock-, er, documentary for people to conserve and sacrifice in order to save our planet, even though he himself wasn’t and hasn’t exactly been doing his part to help.

Nor are many of his loyal supporters (scroll).

Same same for Senator John Kerry.

And Senator Dianne Feinstein. And Ahhhnold.

And Arianna Huffington.

Agreed.  ST has the money quote on this issue here:

Well, I doubt they’ll do that - but they should at least consider buying some more of those “carbon credits” to offset their frequent bursts of hypocrisy 

Indeed.

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