My immediate reaction was to say out loud; my idea of conserving is turning the light off when you leave the room, recycling whenever and wherever possible and using hand-me-downs. I say what's wrong with buying a used luxury car that gets better gas mileage than most cars that were on the road when I was growing up? I say, go ahead and buy up all the "electric" cars you want, but those electric power plants will have to be powered somehow, many by coal.
I'm all for reducing, recycling and reusing, but for crying out loud, do we have to take it to the point where we denigrate anyone who's fortunate enough to enjoy some luxuries? For years when I was growing up, I saw those who were considered conservationists, driving Range Rovers, lived in pretty nice houses and wanted for nothing. These people were driving gas guzzlers, didn't ride bicycles anywhere (unless they first toted them on the back of the SUV) and had the lawn service using every chemical (enviro-friendly or not) to keep the yard green.
I'm all for taking care of the beautiful earth that God has blessed us with, but you should see my yard when I leave it to nature; the entire lawn and plants die off due to a lack of water, weeds take over and the soil quality is more like rock.
So yes, I consider myself a conservative and yes, I drive a big car. But gee, my business allows me to provide a service to people that saves them running some errands and thereby saves time, gas and money. Some of us conservatives are for conservation, but we just don't think that means we all have to go back to the days of horse and buggy.
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