A quick piece by Ben Smith over at Politico.

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The politics of global warming got very concrete, and oddly difficult, In a meeting with local environmentalists in the coastal town of McClellanville today, where Elizabeth Edwards raised in passing the importance of relying on locally-grown fruit.

“We’ve been moving back to ‘buy local,’” Mrs. Edwards said, outlining a trade policy that “acknowledges the carbon footprint” of transporting fruit.

“I live in North Carolina. I’ll probably never eat a tangerine again,” she said, speaking of a time when the fruit is reaches the price that it “needs” to be.

Edwards had talked about “sacrifice,” at the meeting, but Elizabeth’s suggestion illustrated just how difficult it is to sell the specifics of sacrifice.

Asked about her comment immediately after the event, Edwards avoided the question twice, then said he isn’t sure.

“Would I add to the price of food?” he asked. “I’d have to think about that.”

UPDATE: Just to be clear, he’s not talking about a food tax. The basic point is that any plan that imposes new costs on carbon emissions is going to make anything that’s transported long distances with fossil fuels cost more. It is, in a way, a moment of clarity in this debate.

My goodness! A millionaire is going to sacrifice her love of tangerines in order to save the planet from Global Warming. If this isn’t proof positive that they don’t even believe their own rhetoric. As long as something sounds politically correct, even if it is patently absurd, then kook liberals like E.E. think they should be respected.

After all, she is giving up tangerines. I wonder if she could pick a tangerine out from a lineup of other citrus fruit? I doubt it. Lizzy, we all know that you think of yourself as superior to the rest of the country because you have money, but do yourself a favor, shut up around the press. You are an embarrassment to yourself.