Two months ago, I had the notion of adding an entry about this but other things, like my cat Gizmo's Super Bowl pick (he did choose the Giants!), kept me from posting about a shocking new book by none other than former Republican Congressional leader Newt Gingrich about our need to be environmentally aware.
I have not had a chance to read or even glance at "A Contract with the Earth" by Gingrich and Terry L. Maple (222 pages, Johns Hopkins Univ. press, $20), but I am curious to know if he talks much about Al Gore.
The book was reviewed by Juliet Eliperin in the Dec. 23 edition of "The Washington Post."
Gingrich offers a ten-point pledge, and it goes so far as to praise the virtues of 'mainstream environmentalism' and hailing the Endangered Species Act as a 'success story,' according to Eliperin.
He also reportedly calls the nation's leadership on the environment 'timid and restrained,' and he is critical of both Bill Clinton and George W. Bush for not significantly advancing an environmental policy.
But when it comes to Gore's favorite subject, which is global warming, the former house speaker from Georgia evokes cautious politics as he states while the federal government should reengage in international talks that mandatory caps on carbon emissions could pose qualms for the business sector.
Most interesting about the book, according to Eliperin, is Gingrich's use of military rhetoric: "we must demand a complete and decisive victory."
Perhaps, this means one day Chuck Norris will come out for respecting people of Islamic heritage. Well, we can only hope...........
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