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This video makes fun of Al Gore over the recent snow storms. It's pretty funny, and the animation is pretty good too.

WASHINGTON—In a town where everything takes on political freight, this week's historic snows have dumped a shovelful of mixed metaphors on the federal government. Oklahoma Republican Sen. Tom Coburn found himself stranded inside the Capitol, an odd position for a small-government curmudgeon who called the government shutdown a "dream." He cleaned his desk, wrote to constituents, read books and reveled at the empty corridors of power.

In a town where everything takes on political freight, this week's historic snows have dumped a shovelful of mixed metaphors on the federal government. Oklahoma Republican Sen. Tom Coburn found himself stranded inside the Capitol, an odd position for a small-government curmudgeon who called the government shutdown a "dream." He cleaned his desk, wrote to constituents, read books and reveled at the empty corridors of power. "The best thing is we're not passing any legislation, which ultimately will save the government a lot of money," he said. "We're not gonna be blamed for this one," he added, alluding to a...

If, like everyone else from New England to Virginia, you spent the last 24 hours watching the global warming fall from the sky, you may agree that Sen. Jim DeMint could be on to something. The South Carolina Republican took to the Twitter-sphere to declare that the region's second major blizzard in less than a week must be a sign from God. That is, he said, "It's going to keep snowing . . . until Al Gore cries 'Uncle!' " Fat chance. In fact, the usual suspects quickly took to the Web to declare that the blizzards of 2010 actually...

NYT THURSDAY: THE BLIZZARDS ARE FROM THE WARMING... DEVELOPING...

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The second blizzard of 2010 gained strength Wednesday from Baltimore to Boston, freezing flight schedules, knocking out electrical power and stranding commuters throughout the Northeast corridor. It's the second big winter storm to hit the East Coast in less than a week, with forecasts calling for 12 to 18 inches of snow, gusty winds and freezing temperatures. Conditions were expected to deteriorate throughout the day. "You may be able to get to work in Baltimore, New York City or Boston," the AccuWeather service said. "Traveling home, however, could prove impossible." In Washington, D.C., where the federal...

Baltimore issues call to contractors for snow removal helpPosted: 1:30 pm Wed, February 10, 2010 By Robbie Whelan Daily Record Business Writer With Marylanders battling the fiercest snowstorm in generations, Baltimore officials have called on local businesses to help deal with snowfall that is choking roadways and confining city residents to their homes. The National Weather Service warned Wednesday of “extremely dangerous” blizzard conditions in the Baltimore region, and as of 1 p.m., the seasonal snowfall totaled 72.3 inches at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. That’s the most since record-keeping began in Baltimore in 1893. The previous record, from 1995-96,...

Hilarious.

Federal Government Operating Status in the Washington, DC, Area the following message applies only to Thursday, February 11, 2010 Notice: Due to very high volume traffic access to all other OPM.gov pages has been modified. Select the following link to proceed to opm.gov. Select the follwing link to access e-QIP at its temporary address. Federal agencies in the Washington, DC, area are CLOSED. This Means . . . Federal agencies in the Washington, DC, area are closed. Nonemergency employees (including employees on pre-approved leave) will be granted excused absence for the number of hours they were scheduled to work. This...

As the blizzard-bound residents of the mid-Atlantic region get ready to dig themselves out of the third major storm of the season, they may stop to wonder two things: Why haven't we bothered to invest in a snow blower and, also, what happened to climate change? After all, it stands to reason that if the world is getting warmer - and the past decade was the hottest on record - major snowstorms should become a thing of the past, like Palm Pilots and majority rule in the Senate. Certainly that's what the Virginia state Republican Party thinks: the GOP aired...

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A blizzard lashed the East Coast for the second time in less than a week, wreaking havoc from Washington to New York by forcing government agencies, the United Nations and schools to close. Some Northeast cities ground to a halt as large amounts of snow fell, coupled with powerful winds that created whiteout conditions. That led the city of Baltimore to order all vehicles off the streets except for emergency personnel. Hundreds of flights were canceled and airlines relaxed ticket policies to allow passengers to change their plans without penalty, moves that could cloud the outlook...

"Isn't it odd that whoever is in charge upstairs has singled out the nation's capital for all this misery? Perhaps it is a message to Congress," Rick Fowler, host of WMAL's "Saturday Morning Update," tells Inside the Beltway.

Conservatives Use "Snowmageddon" to Mock Global Warming Posted by Stephanie Condon (CBS/ Jill Jackson) Conservative congressmen are using Washington's serious snow storm (known as "snowmageddon" or "snowpocalypse") to mock those who say the government should act to curb global warming, and at least one Democrat says the storm could actually set back progress on an energy and climate bill. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) took to the social networking site Twitter to mock former Vice President Al Gore over the storm: "It's going to keep snowing in DC until Al Gore cries 'uncle,'" he tweeted yesterday. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), the...

WASHINGTON -- Snow, wind and slush hounded eastern commuters Wednesday as blizzard warnings from Baltimore to New York City heralded the second major storm in a region already blanketed by historic weekend snowfalls. More than 10 inches of new snow fell before dawn in parts of Maryland that had received up to 30 inches just a few days earlier. Plows and salt spreaders fought heavy snow in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, where the flakes briefly turned to rain to make a slushy mix.

Too Dangerous to Plow, D.C., Area Governments Halt Snow Removal Washington, D.C., and neighboring Montgomery County, Md., may have just lived up to its reputation as "wimpy" weather warriors -- suspending snow plow operations as a blizzard bears down on the region. Or maybe not. The National Weather Service on Wednesday used the phrases "extremely dangerous" and "life-threatening blizzard" to describe conditions in Baltimore and Washington, which have both set records this week for the snowiest seasons ever. Wind gusts have reached as high as 60 miles per hour as the blizzard passed through the region. According to NOAA, before...

Plows that have been rolling around the clock for days in the nation's capital, Philadelphia and Baltimore won't be heading for the garage any time soon as a second major storm in a week moved into the snowbound region Wednesday. Snow was falling from northern Virginia to Connecticut by early Wednesday. The storm started in the Midwest, where it was blamed for three traffic accident deaths in Michigan on Tuesday. The Weather Channel reported early Wednesday that blizzard warnings had been issued for New York City and parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland. New York City was expected...

Washington DC is covered in snow and the zillions of government bureaucrats can’t make it to their desks. Funny! The USA is running without the big chunk of the federal employees for a week and nobody really cares.....nowmageddon will prompt once more the federal government to ask for money to expand the distant workplace idea. This is a perfect way for Washington DC to grow government without adding new grand buildings to remind people how big the Bureaucracy of the federal government has become. Folks in DC are thankful to all firefighters, electric grid maintenance workers and the people who...

In a town accustomed to starting new government programs to create jobs and spark economic activity, some Washington, D.C., area businesses are hailing the wintry mess of the past four days as a "shovel-ready" economic stimulus project in the making. East Coast braces for a second blizzard as it recovers from the first. More PhotosBut experts say this month's storms, with their "historic'" proportions, are ultimately a net negative for taxpayers, who foot the bill for snow cleanup and the lost productivity of more than 230,000 idle federal employees. Official Washington was shut down for a third straight snow day...

Aftermath of Capitol Hill Washington DC 22 INCHES OF SNOW!! Four video clips with commentary of the Washington area in the past few days. We need to pray for residents who are trapped, isolated or who cannot get to work. It is nice NOT to have congress in session, isn't it! We needed a break from them!

On Monday, the nation’s capital was still digging out from the weekend’s record snowfall that would effectively shut down the federal government for days. Making matters worse was the awareness among DC residents that their shoveling would require a repeat performance quite soon, as another major winter storm was due to hit early Wednesday. What a perfect day to announce the formation of a new federal agency to study and report on global warming.