[FreedomNeocon]

Glad we 'tought them a lesson' in 06.....

[sono]

A sure sign that the Global Warming Discussion is ginned up.

[mtbopfuyn]

endorsed a comprehensive study by spy agencies about the impact of global warming on national security.

How about that $48 Billion for national security by closing our borders.

[RightWhale]

The guest on Coast last night suggested there is no $$$$ in Global Warming. Hoagland makes more sense (on this issue).

[headstamp]

Was there ever any doubt?

[Paperdoll]

We’ve got to put a stop to this kind of crap in Congress. Call your Critters!

[GOP_1900AD]

What a complete waste of money.

[billybudd]

Huh? Wow, the Bushbots are so desperate these days, they'll try to make any story fault the conservatives for 2006, however unrelated.

BTW, the reason this global warming thing is gaining traction is that the right-wing has been compromised due to agribusiness supporting ethanol subsidies. Has nothing to do with the party makeup of Congress.

[avacado]

"Glad we 'tought them a lesson' in 06....."

Yeah... we really taught those Republicans a lesson! I may even vote in Hillary just to give them a good spanking they'll never forget! /sarc

[kjo]

It’s because of stuff like this I am going to move over to a third party. The GOP spends even more than the Defeatocrats and neither one will defend our borders. There’s not enough difference between them to matter.

Vote Constitution Party.

[JZoback]

CIA speak

Global warming funding = black ops funding

[Ingtar]

I think 2006 was more about the Republicans losing the traction they used to have with the socially conservative Democrats than anyone “teaching them a lesson.” The differences between the parties in the public perception is so small that the Reagan Democrats went home.

[taxed2death]

48 Bbbiiiilllllllllliiiiiiiiooooooonnnnnnn dollars.

What a-holes.

Total a-holes.

[sand88]

$48Billion must be the entire budget for Intelligence operations?? Our Congress can’t be that insane?? I would think $0.48 would be proper to study GW.

[dennisw]

By now all thinking conservatives know the CIA is full of George Bush saboteurs, Valerie Plame style liberal democrats, affirmative action hires and Federal lard asses putting in their 25 years for fat pensions. This 48 billion will go to a lot more of the same. What is the minimum pay at the CIA? Probably $80,000/year for a secretary.

What a waste of money. The CIA will become even more usesless as it’s swamped with this global warming study.

[Grim]

the nation's top intelligence official has endorsed a comprehensive study by spy agencies about the impact of global warming on national security.

Fire him immediately!!!

[KarlInOhio]

Intelligence chief OK's global warming study ($48Bil in Intel budget to study global warming)

A provision requiring a national intelligence estimate on climate change was in the 2008 intelligence authorization bill that the House passed Friday. The amount of the authorization is classified but it is believed to be about $48 billion,

The $48 billion is the entire intelligence bill, not just the global warming section.

[Old Professer]

This GW thing could turn out to be the most expensive snipe-hunt ever conducted.

[subterfuge]

“Yes, I am a top intelligence officer and although I have no training or understanding of climatology, I endorse measures that would require billions of dollars of the U.S. taxpayer’s money, most of which will be at MY disposal.”

[Frwy]

First, this assumes there is such a thing as global warming. Second, $48 billion is a lot to study something that doesn’t exist. Looks like just another bogus “study” by way of raping yours and my money. It IS OUR MONEY YOU KNOW.

[TSchmereL]

“Entirely appropriate” is Newspeak. It means it is actually inappropriate but politically correct.