You make a good point. But I will use the comments in my post when I talk to my liberal friends about Climategate in an effort to get them to reveal their true motives.
I agree that this is a great opportunity to “pants” the fascists if they say that this doesn’t matter.
To wit:
Oh, so you want to go through with your economy killing policies ANYWAY even though there are serious doubts about your entire reason for doing it? You want to curtail individuals’ use of energy ANYWAY?
Could it be that GW really didn’t matter to you at all? That you just wanted to control individuals’ behavior and consumption just because you’re a fascist a$$hole?
Ask 'em if they think this is a good idea - that will tell you volimes, from Steyn's "Dog Ate My Tree Rings":
Only Monday, a British parliamentary committee proposed that every citizen be required to carry a carbon card that must be presented, under penalty of law, when buying gasoline, taking an airplane or using electricity. The card contains your yearly carbon ration to be drawn down with every purchase, every trip, every swipe.