What comes after *Yes, we can!*
By Jonathan Isham / On November 18th, 2008
So what next for climate activists swept up in ‘Yes, we can!' mania? Perhaps we first must acknowledge how hard this is going to be. As a friend wrote to me in reaction to last week's blog post, "I share your enthusiasm about the long-term, but the near term is going to be very challenging. Obama needs to convince the public that some pain is required immediately in order to clean out the problems in the financial system, mortgage markets, and budget deficit." My friend is right of course, and so-far-so-good