I hate my local newspaper

Hate is a strong word, I know, but when the editors of my local newspaper print an editorial once again lashing out at anyone who believes that global warming is a threat to our planet and the future for our children, then I find that I pretty much hate anyone who writes such an obscenity.

I am so frustrated to live in a community represented by media who a) can't spell or use proper grammar in their writing; and b) publish this sort of incredible garbage.

"The Moon," as a friend has aptly named it, claims that the average family income will actually drop by "$1,494 by 2016; and our annual energy bill would increase by $938 by 2030" if some of the proposed current climate change legislation is passed. Guess what, you idiots, our energy bill will probably increase by that much in the next two years, not all the way out at 2030, if oil prices continue to increase. Know what else? Our household income will decrease accordingly as long as the bonehead conservatives you are all so chummy with continue to allow both oil companies and healthcare lobbyists run this country.

I'm spittin' mad. Once again...what the HELL is wrong with trying to make our planet healthier and safer for future generations? What the hell is wrong with acknowledging that SOMETHING (okay, DON'T believe it's manmade if you want) is making this planet warmer, and our lives and existence as we know it are going to change? If that means trying to at least help the situation by being more friendly to our natural resources, what the hell is wrong with that?

The sources The Moon quotes in this editorial are all extreme conservative think tanks...there is no doubt as to where their loyalties are. Of course there never has been. They recently refused to cover a fantastic volunteer-organized recycling event that was HUGE. Apparently it wasn't a big enough story for them, even though hundreds of people in this town were involved, or brought in recycling. No, those all must have been wacko liberal hippie freaks trying to feel good about their excess elite micro-brew beer bottles and green tea plastic bottles...they are just the fringe element of our community.

This "newspaper" --and I use that term with great reservation -- is an embarrassment to themselves, and to the community they represent.

I'm so damn happy to be able to go vote today.