A quote from Paul Hawken

Inspiration is not garnered from litanies of what is flawed; it resides in humanity's willingness to restore, redress, reform, recover, reimagine, and reconsider. Healing the wounds of the Earth and its people does not require saintliness or a political party. It is not a liberal or conservative activity. It is a sacred act.

-Paul Hawken, author of Blessed Unrest, Natural Capitalism, and The Ecology of Commerce

Pat Robertson v. A Generation of Evangelicals

This video from Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network is fascinating for its juxtaposition of several themes:

1. A perceived need for the GOP to reinvent itself toward broader appeal

2. The trend for young evangelical republicans to engage in global social, environmental, and racial justice

3. Disengaged-government arguments by the libertarian wing of the party

4. Robertson and co-host's telling commentary at the end: "just go back GOP to what you were before"

Will a "broader global concern", informed by pragmatism and sound management, overcome individualist cynicism?

Robertson can't imagine.