Better yet, the plankton goes wild...
Making the krill fatter and more plentiful...
Making healthier, happier, and more fecund whales.
And (drumroll)...
"SUVs cause Cetacean Population Explosion!"
Posted on 06/04/2002 10:06:01 AM PDT by CoolGuyVic
"'I read the report put out by the bureaucracy,' Bush said dismissivly... "
More to come, I'm sure
Yeah, as soon as I hit the POST button I realized that I should have used the carbon dioxide from the burning match instead.
I just think it's counterproductive -- as an element of public debate strategy -- to contend that humans have zero role in producing CO2 emissions, which is ludicrous, or that CO2 does not play a role in maintaining the temperature of the Earth. In particular I think it's counterproductive to call statements like that "elements of the conservative agenda." To me it starts to sound like making the teaching of creationism part of the party platform. "You guys say it's science, but it sure sounds like religion."
In one sense you're right that it's safe to say that humans don't cause global warming because no one will ever be able to prove otherwise, but there is an element of Clinton's old "is-is" strategy there, and I don't think it's a very smart way to head into a debate about whether we should do drastic stuff like the Kyoto Protocols.
Call me open minded, but I don't see what's wrong with saying that human activities are one of a thousand factors affecting the climate, that no one knows how big a factor it is, and that it doesn't make sense to turn the economy upside-down until we know a lot more than we know now. For all we know, what's happening now is just normal fluctuation. It might be the Sun. It might be anything.
My observation, and you can call this religious if you like, is that the Earth is extremely well-designed. Blow a hole in the ozone layer, and the resulting UV coming through the hole knocks the oxygen molecules around... forming more ozone. Spew carbon dioxide into the air, and the plants will go wild... taking it back out. This old Earth has cured itself of asteroid hits that killed practically every living thing on it. I seriously doubt we're going to wreck the joint with some SUV's.
I will as well. I was set out against "W" on this issue as soon as I read the story. Nick took the wait and see attitude and pretty much explained how he thought this story came about. I then shut up. Now, we find out, Nick was right.
You misunderstood Tull is wanting that socialist liar to run against Bush again.
Well, I only asked why it took you so long.......you didn't validate your reasons, however, you did validate my suspicions. I never said my opinion means more than yours....YOU said that! LOL!
This came out without W's full knowledge. He is visibly irritated, and said so. Some silly little beaurocrat marxist hidden-agenda-type commie entrenched lesbian John-Lennon-glasses wearing people were high fiving each other yesterday.
Tomorrow thier heads are gonig to roll.
Keep your hands and feet inside the ride at all time.
What do you mean?
Better yet, the plankton goes wild...
Making the krill fatter and more plentiful...
Making healthier, happier, and more fecund whales.
And (drumroll)...
"SUVs cause Cetacean Population Explosion!"
I mean who would of thought that just a mere two years later he would be telling David Gregory what an idiot he was... That's got to count for something...
Um... I believe he stated he read it before it was published.
Door seals require big firm doors.
Have we hit 900 posts yet?
He get's a point for that.
Who said anything about '04 beng as close as '00?
With Bush flopping around like a decked flounder, I say he get trounced next time...
And who is gonna do it? Al Gore? Please...
And I have to validate my reasons for you because?
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