Posted on 04/10/2007 1:19:25 PM PDT by xjcsa
It is one thing to say that human activity COULD be contributing to the (undeniable) short-term warming trend, which may also simply be a natural fluctuation. I personally see in the data the possibility that humans are having a small effect, and that this effect is dominated by natural solar and terrestrial cycles and quasi-random fluctuations; our poor understanding of these phenomena underpin the uncertainty in attributing a magnitude of blame to human activity.
It is no secret (except to the public, through the machinations of grant-junkies and the ignorant and/or lying press) that all current models for predicting future climate trends explicitly assume model parameters corresponding to the ascribing of all short-term heating to human activity. There are currently no "ab initio" climate models capable of back-reconstructing more than a decade or two of climate data; the interesting thing here is that multiple models, with vastly different dynamics and input parameters, lead to basically any reconstruction you want to cook up. Independent tests of the models - for example, checking how robust they are by back-reconstructing over twice the timescale - are not yet possible. The field is that immature (I mean that in the scientific sense - this is indeed science, and very important science, but the field is at such an early stage that it is the height of irresponsibility to impose current findings upon the scientifically untrained individuals who form public policy).
LOL!
There are some interesting perspectives on that Takeover thing.
But that said, I completely agree with you. We need to thank him for his service and send him home. Wish we could do that with a lot more politicians a lot more frequently.
Yes. I will maintain the list. This is nothing new; Newt has held this position for a while.
Do I agree with him? No.
But it’s not a deal breaker, because I think he will offer more sensible solutions than the other candidates.
I don’t know which of the other candidates don’t buy into the global warming schtick.
No to Rudy, McInsane, Romney and now, Newt.
Boy, the ‘Pubbies are fielding a lousy bunch of candidates. Go Hunter/Thompson!
That just isn't true. There is no consensus on either point. There isn't a day goes by that I don't read a story or two from scientists disputing one or both. There is an online petition (the Petition Project) that now has over 17,000 signatures, most of them by scientists who refute the case for global warming. I believe the it can be found at oism.org.
Joined at the hip with Grover Norquist. Have you heard about their environmental non profit with Gale Norton? It was going before Gale was named sec. of Interior.
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Council_of_Republicans_for_Environmental_Advocacy History
CREA was founded in 1998 by Gale Norton, George W. Bush's Bush's Secretary of the Interior.
In a profile of Norton, the Natural Resources Defense Council wrote of CREA that "true pro-environment Republicans, the Republicans for Environmental Protection, have called her group a 'green scam'."
1. BACK SCRATCHING AND GREENWASHING
http://thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/030105/DOJ.html
The Council of Republicans for Environmental Advocacy, a nonprofit organization founded by Interior Secretary Gale Norton and Grover Norquist, has been subpoenaed by "an interagency criminal task force investigating former lobbyist Jack Abramoff." Abramoff and associates are being investigated for "their dealings with Indian tribes." CREA received significant contributions from tribes represented by Abramoff, as a quid pro quo for help with "the tribes' lobbying of the Interior Department," according to anonymous sources. CREA is a "staunch supporter of the Bush administration's environmental policies," and has been called a "greenscam" by Republicans for Environmental Protection, for taking mining, logging, chemical and coal industry money.
SOURCE: The Hill, March 1, 2005
http://www.organicconsumers.org/politics/prwatch30305.cfm
I guess he figured he wasn’t going to get the GOP Pres nod anyway, so why not go for broke?
Oh, my.
Boy, the ‘Pubbies are fielding a lousy bunch of candidates. Go Hunter/Thompson!
I hope they don’t disappoint the FREEPERS! That is not a good thing to do. lol.
Gingrich is not now and, essentially since 1995 when the Clintonoids got onto his affair, has not been a reliable conservative. They probably used the affair to blackmail him into not mounting an aggressive campaign against Clinton and, ever since then, he's essentially been a eunuch.
Exactly. I noticed that the 1993 'Republican Revolution' died once all those FBI files were discovered in the White House basement. Gingrich's neutering was amongst the most prominent.
I had mixed emotions when I heard about the crime, and I noticed its immediate fallout.
Sure, blackmailing is a dastardly crime - but on the other hand, do our congressfolks all have that much to hide? ... unfortunately that is a rhetorical question - I'm not requesting an answer.
“Last month, he revealed to Focus on the Family’s James Dobson that he had an extramarital affair on Dobson’s radio show.
Absolutely classless.”
Having an affair on the radio show seems excessively exhibitionistic.
Republicans always wuss out on tough issues instead of trying to actually debate the issue. Look at the prescription drug benefit bill that will bankrupt America.
Newt has wussed out before (the government shutdown) and will always wuss out.
Maybe of our so-called leading candidates will wuss out on any big issue.
As I have stated in the past Gingrich is a coward and a liar.
I recorded this on DVD and am watching it now
it is boring!
That does it for me. I was a Newt supporter until this debate. Now he can go to hell for all I care. I have no respect for any man who would give in to the left on such an important issue.
Actually the IPCC Clowns are only saying that it is "very likely" with a 90% probability of being human induced. So, it's not a closed case given the IPCC's 10% uncertainty.
Well, hell. Is Imhofe running?
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