Pentagon: Secret Report on Climate - Bush lied again
POSTED BY: Ghoulman
UPDATED: Sunday, February 12, 2006 04:33
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Auraptor,
Sure, I get this. I used to be skeptical of the science, I considered the solar cycle thing, etc., but now I've read enough of the science, I'm convinced. But I'm not convinces that it's this alarmist nonsense, or even really that bad. After studying the science enough I began to realize that the Earth was, long term, freezing to death, before man came along. Any correction against that is good for the Earth, from a long term perspective. If in a century we rewound one million years, and we can afford to rewind 100 million years before we reach the Earth's ecological peak, even with a drastic rate of increase, the earth can afford a lot more warming. I oppose oil dependence for other reasons. I don't like the danger of combustable fuel that can blow up a car or plane, I don't care for the localized carbon monoxide in cities, and I don't like the way it pushed us into mideast conflicts, increases our trade deficit and is generally bad for the economy. I think alternative energy, which is largely an American industry, more so than oil, would be a good place to invest.
On that note, I liked Bush's speech. I thought about it, and here's what I came up with:
1. I considered the possibility that Bush was sincere, but then he did the national forest thing, so I decided Bush is really the loser I think he is.
2. I am still considering that a lot of that was put in by the traditional repubclians.
3. I don't think that a healthcare solution is going to work that doesn't include some form of deregulation aimed at lowering costs.
4. I don't care for a hawkish Iran stance, I'm not a fan of war, and I think this will be a long and pointless one.
5. But overall, I liked it, there was a lot of good stuff in it. If the Bush crowd really wants to convince me that they should not be tried for treason the day after leaving office, they should get on that, do those things.
I don't think he really will. I think the only word he keeps is his secret word with his friends.
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