In the foothills of the Flatirons at CU Boulder today, I went to a couple of panels at a conference discussing world affairs (click on name above for the link). Super interesting and it was great to hear various concerns. The two panels I attended were the "Advice for the Next President" and "Third Party Spoilers". If you click on the link, go to Fridays schedule and you can find out more about the topics and panelists.
Off the top of my head, some of the advice consisted of keeping on the current secretary of state for one more year with the new president to help navigate the Middle East; get clear about the role the US has in the world--one all about power vs part of a global community; nuclear power; and really, really, really consider how global warming effects jobs. We ID people that attended the national IDSA conference in San Fran got a big earful about how our industry needs to be uncompromising about the topic of sustainability and green manufacturing. And on another note, interestingly, when the democratic candidates were mentioned, curiously, Clinton's name was omitted on several occasions... Hmmm?! Do they know something we don't?
Anyway, I digress.
The second panel was very entertaining and informative to say the least. Overall there was great discussion about 'Third Party Spoilers' like Ralph Nader and the like. The very opinionated and most eloquent of the bunch there was Jello Biafra. I enjoyed him because his rhetoric was buoyed with what actually made sense backed by facts. He blew the other panelists away.
There is hope for us all yet, the consensus was, as long as we at the grassroots level stand for what we believe in. In any event, the sessions were recorded and there might be access to them somehow, somewhere. If I hear of anything, I will post!
