[Always Right]

Scientists also checked the model's efficacy by analyzing the period 1961 to 1985. "The model performed admirably,"

I can make a model that would predict every election from 1961 to 1985 and have it perform 'admirably', but it still could predict 2006 worth a squat. I can't believe all these clowns calling themselves 'scientists' these days. This ain't science.

[Erik Latranyi]

I can make a model that would predict every election from 1961 to 1985 and have it perform 'admirably', but it still could predict 2006 worth a squat.

Of course it would --- it would demonstrate that Republicans will control the White House for the majority of the future.

[Leo Carpathian]

I can't believe all these clowns calling themselves 'scientists' these days.

I call them scientwists. They twist the science in the direction of political needs and funding.

They can't get it through their stupid ("educated") skulls that we are on the mercy of SUN and energy we are getting from it, subject to sunspot and long term cycles, which they can do squat to affect. We are heading for sunspot minimum and we can expect couple more years of extreme weather, hotter, drier summers, colder, wetter winters. Check your snowblower, wax yer skies and enjoy!