The Political Climate: an ongoing commentary on the NH Primary and Climate Change

Since his February 23 announcement that he no longer is in the presidential race, my Inbox has been absent of emails from Tom Vilsack, that is until today:

“I’m not someone to play coy about my intentions.  When I make a decision, I go all in and follow through.  Hillary Clinton has the same determination, and it is something I have always admired…”

That’s an interesting beginning to an endorsement letter after making a mere two and a half month campaign effort before dropping out of the race–and Clinton shares his “follow through” and “determination?”  Nevertheless, the letter announces an official endorsement of Clinton praising her ideas about the war, health care, and energy independence.  The letter fails to mention the financial support the Clinton campaign has offered Vilsack to help alleviate some of the $430,000 debt he acquired during his brief stint as a candidate.  According to the NYT political blog The Caucus, Phil Singer, a spokesman for the Clinton campaign, said “Senator Clinton has been close to the Vilsacks for years and if she can be helpful, she will.”

In other news, new research from Yale University shows that 83% of Americans believe global warming is a “serious” issue.  Even more significantly, the survey revealed that 63% of Americans agree that the United States “is in as much danger from environmental hazards, such as air pollution and global warming, as it is from terrorists.”