JAMES
McGARRY
Voices
HUFFINGTON
11.11.12
After
Sandy:
Break the
Silence
E
VERY FOUR YEARS PRESIDENTIAL candidates tell
the American people that that election is a turning point for the country. This year they might have
actually been right. To be sure, there are always differences between candidates. On a range of issues,
from health care to tax reform, voters this year faced
a real choice about two different approaches to governing. But the other turning point in this election,
which has a very real impact on the future of this
country, was the bipartisan silence, during almost all
of the campaign, on one of the most critical issues of
ILLUSTRATION BY KYLE T. WEBSTER
James McGarry is a
policy analyst
and communications associate at the
Chesapeake
Climate Action Network