[rightwing2]

Apparently you have not read the article by Slate that was posted here today. Your arguments in reference to Bush and Global Warming are now proven not only bogus, but part of a left-wing conspiracy.

Well, I guess you would hold that the Washington Times is part of your "left-wing conspiracy" as well since it published a couple of hard-hitting articles on how Bush looks set to implement the Kyoto Treaty by stealth. I'll send it to you tonight. In any case, you cannot deny Bush's own statements during the campaign that global warming was a major threat confronting this country. Ironically, it may have been these far-out "me-too Gore" statements, which bought Bush enough of the neo-communist Green vote to get him elected President.

[Miss Marple]

You know, it is quite possible that there is global warming, but that the Kyoto Treaty won't do anything to help it but will harm our economy.

Denying global warming, if it turns out to be true, is a losing issue. Much better to do research and find out if it is indeed occurring and come up with conservative, pro-American solutions.

And who in the world listens to the Washington Post? They are only marginally better than the New York Times!

[Ben Ficklin]

The Washington Times piece you refer to was a Op-Ed opinion, not an article of substance. If you will go back and read it again, you can also see that bush has put the Senate Democrats in a lose-lose situation. After all, this is wednesday and they haven't said a peep.

[ravingnutter]

you cannot deny Bush's own statements during the campaign that global warming was a major threat confronting this country.

He NEVER said it was a major threat, he said we must take it seriously, but that any actions should be based on sound science and he questioned that science.

From his campaign website (from my files, website no longer exists):

"Recognizes that global warming must be taken seriously but will require any decisions to be based on sound science and a thorough cost-benefit analysis."

From Issues 2000:

Scientists are unsure about global warming

Q: What about global warming?

BUSH: It’s an issue that we need to take very seriously. I don’t think we know the solution to global warming yet and I don’t think we’ve got all the facts before we make decisions.

GORE: But I disagree that we don’t know the cause of global warming. I think that we do. It’s pollution, carbon dioxide and other chemicals that are even more potent. Look, the world’s temperatures going up, weather patterns are changing, storms are getting more violent and unpredictable. And what are we going to tell our children?

BUSH: Yeah, I agree. Some of the scientists, I believe, haven’t they been changing their opinion a little bit on global warming? There’s a lot of differing opinions and before we react I think it’s best to have the full accounting, full understanding of what’s taking place.

Source: Presidential Debate at Wake Forest University Oct 11, 2000

From Environmental News Network:

Leading Republican candidates are more skeptical about global warming. Texas Governor George W. Bush believes global warming exists but says "both the causes and the impact of this slight warming are uncertain."

Source