Can the bipartisan teamwork of Sens. Joe Lieberman and John Warner get a global warming bill through Congress in record time?

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by Terry Booth

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I would hope Senator Lieberman has more sense than to sponsor a bill on global warming unless it is to water down and emasculate a much more punishing and costly (to us) bill being considered by more nefarious types. As for John Warner, he is not known for placating the liberal left in this country, but rather jumping in right up to his neck in their causes. If Lieberman can convince Warner to sponsor an empty, toothless bill, then I say congratulations to him.

As for the Church of Global Warming now being proselytized to our young and impressionable, it is no better than any other religious dogma. It is preached to us as scientific fact, but it's acceptance is only believed by faith. The "science" behind the global warming frenzy is of dubious nature. Only in the mid 1970's the scientific community was loudly proclaiming the onset of a new glacial age and global cooling. Actually, the temperature of the earth is much more dependent on the sun's energy output than anything that man can do. Only recently was a mistake found in the algorithm (read: Al-Gore-Rhythm for fun - and you know, Al Gore has no rhythm) NASA used to argue the case for a warming earth. It has now been reported that the warming effect is not as great as once thought. The truth is, the average temperature was greater in the 1930's than it is now, and hundreds of years ago Greenland was actually much warmer than it is at present.

We all want to live on a non-toxic and pristine planet, but that is an impossibility. We can mitigate pollution, but the nature of the human beast is that by living, he produces waste from his activities. But I, for one, am not willing to participate in "global cleansing", if you know what I mean. Some of the more extreme would wish this on us. They want us to grow our own vegetables, suffer in the heat or cold, walk everywhere we go - and hold our gas! Any reasonable person knows this just ain't gonna happen.

In reality, the air of North America is cleaner than most other air breathed on this planet. Only in some of the major cities can one cite the need for cleaner air, and much of that has to do with the topography surrounding and local conditions of the area where the city is built. But no one is suggesting Los Angeles be vacated or put off limits to human habitation. We in the US have done much to clean our air and water over the last 40 years.

Remember the 1960's and 70's? Remember the likes of Martin Sheen and other Hollywood do-gooders who used to chain themselves to the gates of oil refineries and to protest the building of nuclear power plants? What do you think the real result of these loony ideas are? They have resulted in our dependence on Middle Eastern tyrants, high gas/fuel prices, power outages and the very "pollution" we are now lamenting. Even our European brethren didn't fall for the fallacy good Ol' Martin, et.al., fell for. Most of Western Europe, today, is powered by clean, non-polluting, nuclear power plants.

If you want to see real problems of pollution look to countries like China, India, Russia and Eastern Europe, as well as most "developing" countries. Of course, these countries would not have to take part (or be punished) in a program to reduce their carbon footprint or release of carbon dioxide. No, they can go on as they are, polluting for all they're worth while producing all those things we used to produce (at no extra cost to them). The US is expected to add TRILLIONS of dollars onto to its costs of production and living habits, debilitating our industries and hampering our life-styles. The ensuing economic disaster would plunge us into a depression that would make our "Great Depression" look like good times.

If you really want to have prices of everything in the US skyrocket, then buy into the hysteria of global warming being promulgated by dear ol' Al Gore. Of course, he owns a company which would benefit greatly by having people send money in for "carbon offsets". Yes, Al would make millions. What is a carbon offset, you might ask? It is guilt money paid by rich people who use extravagant amounts of energy to a company which then uses the money to promote the idea of global warming to poor people like you and me. We are told to use less energy than we need to stay warm, cool or drive our cars. But do the rich turn down their thermostats and drive electric cars? Very few. Take Al Gore for instance. Drive by his house in the ritzy neighborhood of Belle Meade in Nashville and you see lighted gas torches lining his driveway, burning 24/7. Take a look at his house and you'll see every light in the place on (and it's a big place), day and night, and in the winter you will notice steam pouring out of his backyard - he heats his pool and sauna full blast all winter. No, folks, he and the other rich will still fly in their private jets, live in houses large enough to house two or three nice sized villages in Mexico and drive their gas guzzling cars and suv's. But they will preach to you and me about the "evil US". Have you ever noticed the abbreviation "US". I think they are talking about you and me - us.

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