[awkwardtortoise]

> What does political affiliation have to do with this?

Well liberals love to pretend they are environmentally "conscious" while conservatives are "drill baby drill"? Right? Maybe I should have written fake california liberals.

> People being excited about new and innovative technologies like electric cars, space travel, and solar roofs is great news for people reading a site like Hacker News

I love innovative stuff. Solar roof isn't innovative.

> There is no need to make this into a "stupid liberals just trying to score points" issue.

I wasn't trying to score points. I was just being honest and offering my opinion. I'm fairly liberal myself...