Desperate Democrat Warmists Deep in Denial

American Thinker ^ | February 23, 2010 | Marc Sheppard

[neverdem]

On the very same day that the EPW minority released a report [PDF] citing “unethical and potentially illegal behavior by some the world's leading climate scientists,” the ruling majority promised “to make policy based on [the same discredited] science.”

It was like watching shopkeepers wading through knee-deep water to tape a handwritten “open for business” sign to their cracked and filthy front windows after days of devastating storms.

Only the storms in this story carried unusual names.  Like Climategate and Glaciergate and Amazongate.

And the shopkeepers were named Boxer and Sanders and Whitehouse and Jackson.  And what they were selling was suntan lotion -- despite four months of non-stop rain and snow, and a confession from their top manufacturer that the ointment was neither necessary nor effective.

Such was the scene today as desperate Democrat warmists used the occasion of a FY2011 EPA budget hearing before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee to promote – of all things -- carbon regulation.

Before the committee sat EPA chief Lisa Jackson, whose proposed budget for next year includes an “increase of more than $43 million for additional regulatory efforts aimed at taking action on climate change.”  Ranking member James Inhofe (R-OK) asked Jackson – whom he accused of attempting an end-run around the Senate -- how the significant errors and non-peer-reviewed statements recently uncovered in IPCC AR4 might impact upon her pre-regulation Endangerment Findings and whether she still considered the discredited IPCC to be the “gold standard of climate science.” 

Jackson’s initial evasive response was that her findings (that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health and welfare) were based on many sources, not just IPCC. 

But when Inhofe pointed out that over 40 of the 67 sources cited in the finding’s Technical Support Document (TSD) were directly from the IPCC, Jackson changed her tune.  The IPCC was never actually discredited, she claimed.  Besides, the peer-review process keeps them objective.

Of course, the IPCC has lost all credibility to all but die-hard believers and the CRU emails proved that IPCC scientists have made a mockery of the peer-review process.

Needless to say, Jackson’s wasn’t the only voice of unremitting unreason.

Bernie Sanders feigned outrage at “national leaders rejecting basic science,” then equated current inaction on climate change to such in the 1930’s against Hitler which, the Vermont “independent” slowly enunciated -- caused millions of lives.

And the always whacky EPW Chair Barbara Boxer demonized her Republican “colleagues” for attacking not only the IPCC, but also “our most admired institutions” right here in America.  She was referring, of course, to NASA and NOAA, both of which have also had their share of credibility problems of late.

Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) not only agreed with Boxer on the laughable infallibility of NASA and NOAA, but also added that virtually all American scientific organizations agree that the AGW science is unequivocal, citing “special interests” as the only holdouts to the truth.  This after Inhofe had reminded the panel on more than one occasion that repeating “the science is settled” over and over doesn’t make it so.  That even one of the movement’s top leaders – Phil Jones himself – had recently admitted that “the vast majority of climate scientists” don’t believe the debate to be over.

And the man who’s been right all along about the AGW hoax also reminded madam chair and company of the $300-400 billion a year cap-and-tax would cost regardless of whether legislated or regulated.  As well as the insanity of imposing such a job-killing price tag on an already shaky economy and job-market based on reports springing new holes in their facts nearly every day.    

Boxer just shook her head and mumbled something about extreme weather and droughts.

Inhofe smiled, recognizing his adversaries for what they were -- frantic shopkeepers trying desperately to market their hopelessly out-of-date wares.

[Deagle]

Heh... It is fun to watch...

[Khankrumthebulgar]

They don’t care about truth. This is about money and power. Anybody who does not get that is missing the point entirely. Socialists don’t care about truth. Neither does Obama this is not about Science it is advocacy pretending to be Science.

They are not walking away from the Govt. feeding trough, just because the facts dispute what they say. That is the point here. They can justify any lie to fit their agenda. No difference than the Soviet Union in its heyday. The very same tactics.

[neverdem]

Is Obama climate change policy in violation of the First Amendment? You betcha!

A crack in the wall; EPA administrator distances the agency from IPCC report

A Pending American Temperaturegate

Al Gore Is Lying Low -- for Good Reason

Some noteworthy articles about politics, foreign or military affairs, IMHO, FReepmail me if you want on or off my list. IMHO, this scandal will dwarf all others.

[Robert A Cook PE]

At least this writeup is reasonable.

Then again, it is not from Obama’s ABCNNBCBS media.

[justa-hairyape]

These people are no longer sane, which of course assumes that at one time they were.

[Deagle]

You betcha (as some would say)... It is all about power and control. Thank goodness, enough people have figured out the truth.

[justa-hairyape]

.....but also added that virtually all American scientific organizations agree that the AGW science is unequivocal,....

So they now claim to have infiltrated every single one of our scientific organizations. To paraphrase that great Groucho Marx, “I refuse to join any organization that would have them as a member.”

[AlexW]

“They don’t care about truth. This is about money and power.”

For Albore, it is about money in his pocket.
For the neo-Marxist, formerly known as Democrats, it is about power and control of the people.

[almost done by half]

It’s time to find out what Dems own stocks or companies that benefit from Global warming too. As they always say, follow the money.

[TexasFreeper2009]

Global warming believers are just like dark age Christians who believed the Earth was flat, they can't bring themselves to admit the truth and to believe that others have been lying or covering up the truth to protect their faith.

[TexasFreeper2009]

I think it’s more about faith. If you think of the environmental movement as a religion then you get an entire different perspective.

[Venturer]

I kind of feel sorry for Lisa Jackson. She wants to keep her job. In order to do that she has to do Obama’s bidding, and Obama ordered her to ban CO2 and declare it a poison gas.

She didnt decide on her own, one day to jump up and do this, in spite of Congress not getting the Cap and Trade Bill passed. She was ordered to do it. Now she has to defend her act, and she doesnt have the proof.

She is just another Nureaucrat getting the shaft for Obama. She too will go under the bus for the Kenyan.

[Huebolt]

If ABCBSNBCNN wanted to survive, they could start an investigation of this rivaling WATERGATE!

(And pigs would fly...)

RICO is calling. As in ORGANIZED CRIME! The FBI is such a buncha' wimps, probably chasing after American War Verterans.

[Huebolt]

Ouch! VETERANS

[Deagle]

Heh...true, but power and money does come into play. I guess it just depends upon their motivation.

[steelyourfaith]

Thanx !

 

Beam me to Planet Gore !

[abclily]

This has to do with the Chicago Stock Exchange - the system is in place to trade in paper carbon credits. Obama and the demos are supposed to deliver this deal for Chicago thugs. This has NOTHING to do with climate or science.

[almost done by half]

It’s interesting the lawyers aren’t all over this issue as well. What they made off of drug and tobacco lawsuits is chump change compared to what they could make off of this global warming fraud.

[almost done by half]

Class action lawsuits could make mincemeat of this whole plan. The lawyers should be circling their prey right now.