Posted on 11/20/2004 6:17:35 AM PST by chiller
Recent U.S. Senate hearings into alleged global warming, chaired by Arizona Republican John McCain, were among the "most biased" that a noted climatologist has ever seen - "much less balanced than anything I saw in the Clinton administration," he said.
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The Arizona senator also "is trying to define himself as an environmental Republican, which he is going to use to differentiate himself from his rivals for the nomination in 2008," according to Michaels.
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McCain also warned about what he saw as the rapid pace of Arctic warming, evidenced by the arrival of wildlife that had never previously been seen in the region. "The Inuit language for 10,000 years never had a word for robin and now there are robins all over their villages," he told the Times.
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Marlo Lewis, a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, said ".. if robins are making their first appearance in Arctic areas, it means the robin's habitat is expanding."
"I always thought environmentalists liked birds. To me this is good news," Lewis added.
'Playing the media'
Michaels lamented that the media are allowing certain government-funded scientists to manipulate science for funding advantages. "Scientists are playing the media because they know the media will publish a story that the world is about to end," he said.
Baliunas noted that the media like to imply that the overwhelming majority of scientists believe in dire "global warming" scenarios. In fact, she said, "The scientific literature is full of skepticism. The only problem is -- one doesn't get the call from the newspapers and those [skeptical] quotes don't get included."
Lewis of the CEI added, "The embrace of government and government funding corrupts whatever it touches and that is certainly the case of the scientific process."
(Excerpt) Read more at cnsnews.com ...
STOP THE ATTACK OF KILLER ROBINS !
Must read.
Senator McCain does best with the MSM. Perhaps, I have been unfair and his motive is not actual change in law but a change in the hearts of the MSM.
Hell, I won't even vote for him for Senate, let alone President.
He's really mad at the robins because they are all against campaign finance reform.
I wonder if he would have the nerve to bring up his Campaign Reform legislation during the next election. If I was him I would take the Kerry route and run on his Vietnam record that worked.
I don't take a pee without checking with Karl Rove.
John McCain is a hero. But don't stand in front of an ice field and make statements that sound like your an expert on the subject just to reach the Green Party. McCain is not one of the would be canidates I would consider supporting in 08' In fact there is not one Senator that I would support dem or GOP.
A: as a percentage of GDP, the debt is not that large.
B: destroy the planet? huh??
3: Here kitty kitty
McCain has about as much chance for the presidency as I have for sainthood. The only scenario that might work would be for him to change parties.
Running up a huge deficit...." Those acquainted with American history will recall that such a claim, and the doom that is sure to follow, has been regular fare since 1933.
I will continue taking potshots at McLame as long as he keeps championing liberal causes. If you're defending him and Hagel together, I strongly suspect you're a troll.
I don't know about McCain in '08. He'll be 72 by then and I don't think the US elects geezers anymore.
Why can't this idiot go away. McManiac makes the case for his pro-abortion stance-his life. Our party would be far better off without him.
Holy Global Warming Robin!
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