It doesn't, that's what makes us the godless indignant(me, I don't know about you). True Republicans(modern stoics) except from a industry uncrippled by environmental laws, major breakthroughs within the next few decades(which is very likely), which of course gives them time to diversify their portfolio, but of course that has nothing to do with it
. Meanwhile the Democrats, with their tree hugging members, and young idealists(engineers, biologists, geneticists) stand to lead part of the World well into the next century. Of course both points are very valid, but obviously, the public can't stomach neither of them, which makes the smear campaign oscillate from as high as moral duty, to as low as god, god's will, god's wrath, which makes it interesting how savagely the Republicans always hold to the shorter end of the stick, but that's beside the point.