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Mr. Benson would apparently have us believe that the global climate change debate is all about politics. And I would agree with him. The last thing he really wants to talk about is the science behind global warming, or lack thereof. When a scientist, particularly a government funded scientist, is cornered he begins spouting ideas about the methodology of the scientific method, and implying that non-scientists, pick the number of letters after the name to be qualified, cannot understand the science. "The science is settled." Reality is that most scientific concepts are fairly simple and make intuitive sense-once you have ALL the facts in front of you. Absent all of the data, most science will appear confusing. Once again, there is almost never "settled" science and good scientists usually state their ideas with a, "we think...." as a preface.

Camaraderie seems to be the only one to bring anything new to the table, in this latest heat wave. Thanks for the link.

So if the debate, as currently constituted, is not about science it must be about politics. That would explain the Ann Coulter jab. Ann, for all her abrasiveness, does seem to strike a nerve amoungst our liberal brethern. At the end of the day I think it has something to do with her being smarter than you, taller than you, better looking than you, all delivered with light speed wit. The gal's a tough nut. Regardless of one's position on Ann, and speculation as to where she might be packing a gun, the politics of the issue were originated on the left. Politics is what you do when you can't get the majority of the American people to agree with your latest idea. We don't really need those people's hearts and minds on this issue, we'll settle for their money. You need politics to get that done. Money is the issue, because the government is going to need alot of it to pay the unemployment benefits when the left's policies are implemented. That will seem like chump change compared to what the government will have already have subsidized industry for investing in renewable, non-functional, energy generation. Without getting too long-winded, the money transfer will mostly be a cathartic wealth export to the third world. Liberals will feel much better when we are all back on the same economic footing. The dirty old west will have to shutter industry and stop exploiting the poor masses of the third world. That's pretty much the game plan for progress on global warming. Who's going to feed the third world once the west's technological advantage is eliminated is just something we'll have to finesse.

I don't get in too much of a lather about these one-worlders but I do wish they could do it in Brussels or Strasbourg, or wherever the EU is sitting this week. Let's face it, the euro-sophiste is much better equipped to listen to dog caw-caw than your Nebraskan farmer. The euro can keep a straight face while saying, "Yes, I know you're serious." After a, "are you serious?" the Nebraskan can't help but smile. But then, maybe the euro-weenie knows something we don't. By the time the wealth transfer starts in earnest, the EU will be a third world nation and in line for American monies. I'm pretty sure that, by that time, it won't be the EU anymore, more likely the MU for Muslim Union.