Comments on: As Inhofe’s Climate Bill Boycott Continues, Kerry, Graham and Lieberman Try An End-Around

By: mesamick

mesamick — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:48:54 +0000

Why isn’t the MSM reporting on the fact that the senate rethuglicons are not showing up to do their jobs? Where is the breathless story teases, eye-popping graphics and breathless outrage by NBC, CBS & ABC?
ClusterFOX “News” doesn’t count – They are to busy give BJs to the rethugs. The motto at ClusterFOX these days is “We’ll be interviewing a teabagger – Bring your knee pads, Chapstix, softball questions and fake outrage at democrats”…

By: selise

selise — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:58:46 +0000

the so-called climate change legislation going through congress right now is a corporate boondoggle and not a science based bill. the war on science continues, this time advanced by democrats.

lots of good stuff from james hansen here:

http://www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/

By: LindaR

LindaR — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:06:27 +0000

Are these Senators collecting their paychecks (and their healthcare benefits) while they’re NOT representing their constituents?

By: Teddy Partridge

Teddy Partridge — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:42:27 +0000

Global warming is not like tomorrow’s weather report.

By: cregan

cregan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:19:32 +0000

By this, I mean no models from 2005 or earlier.

By: cregan

cregan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:18:46 +0000

Here’s the HUGE question for warming advocates: if none of the advocates and models predicted the past 11 years of cooling or leveling, how can any of their models for longer periods of prediction be believed?

Yeah, they might have some explanation for the “why” of the last 11 years, now, after the fact, but if they could not predict this beforehand, that indicates to me their models are not calibrated correctly, not reliable or at least faulty. If you are way off trying to predict the near term and didn’t even see it coming, how can you be believed for longer periods? As we all know, shorter term weather patterns and temps are much easier to predict and more accurate than long term ones.

By: readerOfTeaLeaves

readerOfTeaLeaves — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:48:17 +0000

All three Senators responded favorably to the Chamber of Commerce seeking a deal on climate and energy, pointedly saying that the question is “not whether to do something, but how.” Sen. Kerry described himself as “pleased” with the willingness of the Chamber of Commerce to take to the bargaining table.

So the Chamber, Lieberman, Graham, and a host of other foot-draggers were afraid that the foxes might lose complete control of the DC henhouse?

Tut, tut.

By: Teddy Partridge

Teddy Partridge — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:32:55 +0000

Scared of the Ag Committee part of this, newly chaired by endangered DINO Blanche Lincoln. Lord only knows what kind of election-year calculus will drive her to corrupt this bill utterly.

By: ratfood

ratfood — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:16:00 +0000

The perception of a perpetual stalemate drives a lot of the voter dissatisfaction with government. Having said that, the GOP had no trouble getting bills passed (albeit the wrong ones) when they were the majority. Apparently the Dems just really suck at it.

By: fuckno

fuckno — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:13:31 +0000

Huckleberry, Skull & Bones, and Lieberman (ID-Tel Aviv). Tripartisanship at its best.