Here it comes! Another environmental oxymoron to add to the list, green republican. I suppose Grist has to give equal time to militarist, polution apologists (promoters)like McCain, but "trying to position himself as the greenest republican" is like calling black coal clean. Let's call a spade a spade.
Carl

Again trying to rewrite his image, he has done another interview with another important non traditionally Republican alliance.  I don't believe a word he says.  He is a liar and cheat.  I sincerely hope that the republicans of this country don't buy into his feeble attempts to uplift the republican image.  They've been de the American People, Our image to the world, the environment, our economy,  

I'll just go ahead and say that, while his views on the war mystify me, I still think that McCain deserves respect. Even putting aside the war hero image, you still have one of the most responsible Republicans out there. And the Republican party needs respectable people!

Damnit, liberals in this country shouldn't have to dismiss an entire party. There is such a thing as a good Republican, and I think he looks like McCain. I can disagree with him, but he has the good sense to not call me a traitor for doing so.

In this understandably Arizona-centric response, Senator McCain might have added that Arizona could do more to aid the recovery of the jaguar.  Arizonans' disgracefully unhospitable reception of the newly reintroduced Mexican wolf shows that anti-predator prejudices are still a big problem out there.

He also might have mentioned that Canyon de Chelly is at the heart of the sprawling Navajo Reservation.  Not only is it a place of great natural beauty, and of archeological interest -- there are Anasazi cliff dwellings -- , it is also associated with one of the great injustices perpetrated by the US against Native peoples, the forced march of the Navajo from there to a barren camp in southeastern New Mexico, in a campaign led by the sometime Indian friend Kit Carson.

Speaking of aiding the recovery of the jaguar, what is Senator McCain's position on the border fence?  

Stay on the issues here: John McCain is the most pro-conservation / pro-environment Republican candidate out there, so if you live in a solidly red state, you would be advised to vote for him in the primaries.

He is realistic about nuclear, ethanol, and understands how climate change can affect our national security like no other candidate, democrat or republican, for that matter.  His record as a Senator: He has helped to add land to the conservation roles, has fought off greedy hands from ANWR, spoken out against ill-advised subsidies for ethanol, has all too often been a lonley republican voice for conservation.

That's enough to convince me.  

I hope that my Texas delegates go to McCain, not to any other Republican -- because as a Texas voter, Texas will give all of her delegates to a republican.

Happy New Year, thanks for allowing my 2 cents.  Grist is a great site!

When asked how he PERSONALLY lowers his carbon footprint he said how his daughter drives a Prius.  Well McCain.  I don't think that answered the question.  In my opinion whenever I hear Obama speak he just sounds so intelligent and his comebacks don't step down to the level of McCains.  I sure hope McCain does not win the presidential election I would be so heart broken and will surely move out of the country. WE do need CHANGE and Obama will surely bring it!  Unlike McCain who = BUSH!