Gore isn't the only hypocrite

Although a couple of sites (Fox News' Garrett and others mischaracterized or omitted Gore's response to Inhofe on his energy use and Inhofe's Gotcha Moment -- Absurdity of the Pledge, and the person calling for it ... defend Gore, it's interesting that I couldn't find this story cited by the major media. So the media want to protect him.

Former Vice President Al Gore refused to take a “Personal Energy Ethics Pledge” today to consume no more energy than the average American household....

Senator Inhofe showed Gore a film frame from “An Inconvenient Truth” where it asks viewers: “Are you ready to change the way you live?”

“There are hundreds of thousands of people who adore you and would follow your example by reducing their energy usage if you did. Don’t give us the run-around on carbon offsets or the gimmicks the wealthy do,” Senator Inhofe told Gore...

“Are you willing to make a commitment here today by taking this pledge to consume no more energy for use in your residence than the average American household by one year from today?” Senator Inhofe asked.

Senator Inhofe then presented Vice President Gore with the following "Personal Energy Ethics Pledge:
As a believer:

• that human-caused global warming is a moral, ethical, and spiritual issue affecting our survival;
• that home energy use is a key component of overall energy use;
• that reducing my fossil fuel-based home energy usage will lead to lower greenhouse gas emissions; and
• that leaders on moral issues should lead by example;

I pledge to consume no more energy for use in my residence than the average American household by March 21, 2008.”

And Gore refused. Offsets notwithstanding, he's calling for changes that will force us to reduce fossil fuel-based energy usage, but he's not reducing his use of fossil fuels. While I haven't conducted a survey of the habits of average Americans, insofar as I know, a majority of them claim to believe in anthropogenic global warming caused by fossil fuels, yet not many of them are changing their lifestyles, either.