What's Next?

It's election night and it looks like the Democrats will probably take back the House, if not the Senate. What will this mean for those with environmental concerns? Probably not a helluva lot. The Dems are not the bosom buddies of Arab oil concerns that the Bushies are so that is a positive. The Dems will attack Big Oil tax breaks and probably not get much traction, but it will sound good. Dems will push for a stop payment on Big Oils blank check on oil drilling and exploration, but any progress in protecting Federal Wildlife preserves and preventing offshore drilling will be mitigated by increases in the price of gas at the pump. There may also be an investigation of the White House meddling with the EPA and the muzzling of some of the Feds global warming scientists.

The harsh reality is that Democrats are politicians very similar to the ones that they may chase from office, they just need a little time to get those lobbyists phone numbers programmed into their speed dialers before they can fully enjoy their newfound benefits as elected representatives of the American people. A Democrat controlled Congress will definitely help, but we can't kid ourselves. The mandate for change on environmental issues will have to be massive for the suits from either party to do the meaningful work that needs to be done. The battle has just begun.
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