Arizona Republican Senator John McCain echoed Watkin's comments and said if the full Senate gets to weigh in on Law of the Sea ratification "the vote would be 95 to five" in favor.
The Arizona Republican honed in on the issue of climate change and the concern about the accumulation of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the oceans.
He cited a new study that shows the oceans are directly impacted by the increased CO2 that is being pumped into the atmosphere by human activities and called the Bush administration's position on climate change "disgraceful."
Lautenbacher said the administration's policy is "to slow down the growth of greenhouse gas emissions and to stop it ... through controls and voluntary restrictions."
"It is technology that will take us out of this problem," he told the committee.
McCain said that view is shortsighted and irresponsible.
"We are every single day laying a burden on our children and grandchildren," McCain said. "The evidence is there in overwhelming fashion and we are paying a very heavy price."
We are screwed PING
OMG, CO2 is everywhere and only Al Gore or McCain can save us.
This guy's nuts. Just plain nuts.
Abrogating US Sovereignty? Yet another reason to send McLame over to the DhimmiRat ticket.
Clearly, this man is unfit to lead the nation.
As I’ve said before, this and his membership in the CFR are but a drop in the bucket of reasons why we’ll never vote for him.
And Mike Huckabee said the sea treaty needs to be buried at sea. But then, do we believe him??
I’m starting to wonder if secession and start all over isn’t the only answer. This country is in big, big trouble...