Posted on 12/03/2009 4:40:25 PM PST by euram
The president’s decision to attend the international climate conference in Copenhagen needs to be reconsidered in light of the unfolding Climategate scandal. The leaked e-mails involved in Climategate expose the unscientific behavior of leading climate scientists who deliberately destroyed records to block information requests, manipulated data to “hide the decline” in global temperatures, and conspired to silence the critics of man-made global warming. I support Senator James Inhofe’s call for a full investigation into this scandal. Because it involves many of the same personalities and entities behind the Copenhagen conference, Climategate calls into question many of the proposals being pushed there, including anything that would lead to a cap and tax plan.
Policy should be based on sound science, not snake oil. I took a stand against such snake oil science when I sued the federal government over its decision to list the polar bear as an endangered species despite the fact that the polar bear population has increased. I’ve never denied the reality of climate change; in fact, I was the first governor to create a subcabinet position to deal specifically with the issue. I saw the impact of changing weather patterns firsthand while serving as governor of our only Arctic state. But while we recognize the effects of changing water levels, erosion patterns, and glacial ice melt, we cannot primarily blame man’s activities for the earth’s cyclical weather changes. The drastic economic measures being pushed by dogmatic environmentalists won’t change the weather, but will dramatically change our economy for the worse.
Policy decisions require real science and real solutions, not junk science and doomsday scare tactics pushed by an environmental priesthood that capitalizes on the public’s worry and makes them feel that owning an SUV is a “sin” against the planet. In his inaugural address, President Obama declared his intention to “restore science to its rightful place.” Boycotting Copenhagen while this scandal is thoroughly investigated would send a strong message that the United States government will not be a party to fraudulent scientific practices. Saying no to Copenhagen and cap and tax are first steps in “restoring science to its rightful place.”
- Sarah Palin
The other one was “If God didn’t want us to eat the animals, how come he made them out of meat?”
No, but I bet she was p*ssed you took her screen name, ha ha!
Off topic, but I remember when Tony Snow used to comment on here sometimes. Wouldn’t he have had a blast as her press secretary?
It would probably be someone from Alaska, and rightfully so.
LOL yeah..Tony Snow would have made a great Press Secretary. Stand up guy. I miss him. He was a good man
There's a lot of gravitas in that group.
I would add Dr. Emmitt Brown to Secretary of Energy. We need that fusion power now!
I was thinking maybe Mark Levin.
But on a related note, have I mentioned lately how much I hate Pomeranians? This picture confirms my hatred.
President Barney Frank. That's a scary thought. Is there a First Dude? Man, that doesn't even sound right.
Speaker Pelosi. That's another scary thought. Oh. Wait...
That’s because she has that tanning bed. Ba-dump-bump
Ditto.
LOL!
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