Too Late For Climate Change In 2012?

So far, in this year's Presidential and Vice-Presidential debates, climate change has not reared its head as a political issue.  Which is a tragedy for everyone.  So far, it appears that the triumph of Bush over Gore, and the 2010 elections that ended the prospect of cap-and-trade legislation, has pushed the issue to the back burner.

Unfortunately, as large parts of the country have been ravaged by wildfires and drought, the issue itself has pushed itself back to the front burner--pun intended.  And, as a consequence, there's now some suggestion that the issue has the potential to be a winning one for the candidate(s) who are able and willing to use it.

What makes this more likely is the possibility of taking immediate, practical steps to address the problem.  I've been saying that promoting such steps should have been the focus all along for those of us who believe in the reality and the magnitude of the problem.  Now, it seems, I'm not alone.

I just hope it's not too late for the rest of us.