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The president is very ignorant-—he said on TV that the arctic ice cap is melting but the latest satellite update showed the ice was advancing rapidly (being winter and all).

To any of our knowledge, he's never had a course in science. He certainly has no degrees in physics or engineering.

Right now, we're in a 17 year period in which the "earth temperature" hasn't increased in any statistically meaningful way even though atmospheric CO2 continues to increase.

So I hope his "conversation" looks at both sides of this question. We may be holding off the next ice age.

To any of our knowledge, he's never had a course in science. He certainly has no degrees in physics or engineering.

Ole, I don't believe that any president in modern times has had such a background. They certainly haven't applied my rules of logic! And no president can be expert in all things, and that is why they have advisers in addition to the heads of the various governmental agencies (which often have their own quirky agendas).

A few years ago, I was acquainted with President Reagan's science advisor, George "Jay" Keyworth. In many ways, he is a far-right version of Obama's far-left science advisor, John Holdren. The very top concern for both men is the worry of nuclear materials (or capabilities) falling into the hands of Islamic extremists. And yes, both men understand how the increase in atmospheric CO2 is affecting the climate, but that concern takes a back seat to those crazies.

As Obama was getting elected the first time, I was in a conversation with several people including Dr. Keyworth when I suggested that an Obama EPA might jack up the fuel economy for new cars, greatly reducing or eliminating our dependency for oil from the middle east, and starving those crazies of money. He is a smart man who could have shot me down in any number of ways, but he just rolled his eyes and politely reminded me that the folks who pulled off 9/11 did so with less than half a million dollars.