A mindless, stupid vote is a mindless, stupid vote.

Not all Republicans are in the pocket of Big Polluters, just most of them.

McCain's energy policy isn't that far apart from Obama's, he is just more honest about it, is all. McCain will come right and tell you, he is shilling for nukes and coal.

Obama, OTOH, veils and hides his support for nukes and coal by burying that support in the fine print, but it is there.

Neither of these two candidates is discussing the even greater environmental crisis that has been with us for decades already, the water crisis.

Do you know how much water dirty energy uses and pollutes to the point of being unusable?

Amos, the problem you are having is being able to think outside the "must vote Democrat with no dissent" box.

Perhaps you are one of those Democratic party creatures who is disturbed by the diversity of opinion among grassroots progressives, whose votes aren't, after all, owned by your party.

Maybe that is why you are puzzled. But the main reason why you seem to be puzzled is, you seem to be easily confounded by people who don't share your personal view of the world.