OT: Interesting read on "Global Climate Change"

[Mike Stanley]

At least with regard to the "man made" arguement.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/leaked_mail_urge_to_hide_drop_in_EFwfj3Fx7WGTe3BuOXtplK

Mike Stanley

[Ken Dixon]

Shhhhh. Don't want to see that grant money dry up do ya ;-)

[Tom S.]

As Carl Sagan said, "BILLYUNS and BILLYUNS....".

[Briarroot]

Mike Stanley wrote:
> At least with regard to the "man made" arguement.
>
> http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/leaked_mail_urge_to_hide_drop_in_EFwfj3Fx7WGTe3BuOXtplK
>

The persecution of dissenting viewpoints is prejudicial to the
advancement of knowledge. Those guys should be ashamed to call
themselves scientists! It is utter folly to assume that we know
everything we need to know about a subject as vast as global warming,
and is contrary to our experience with every other area of scientific
research. We're *always* learning something new about things we thought
we knew backwards and forwards!

And speaking of global warming... we've been cooling off! ;-)
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,662092,00.html

Regards,

Tim Parker ... Butera Royal Vintage Golden Cake in a Barling billiard

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"There is an air of absurdity to what is mistakenly called 'health-care
reform.' Everyone knows that the United States faces massive
governmental budget deficits as far as calculators can project, driven
heavily by an aging population and uncontrolled health costs (Medicare &
Medicaid). As we recover slowly from a devastating recession, it's
widely agreed that, though deficits should not be cut abruptly (lest the
economy resume its slump), a prudent society would embark on long-term
policies to control health costs, reduce government spending and curb
massive future deficits. The administration estimates these at $9
trillion from 2010 to 2019. The president and all his top economic
advisers proclaim the same cautionary message.

So what do they do? Just the opposite. Their far-reaching overhaul of
the health-care system - which Congress is halfway toward enacting -
would almost certainly make matters worse. It would create new,
open-ended medical entitlements that threaten higher deficits and would
do little to suppress surging health costs. The disconnect between what
President Obama says and what he's doing is so glaring that most people
could not abide it. The president, his advisers and allies have no
trouble. But reconciling blatantly contradictory objectives requires
them to engage in willful self-deception, public dishonesty, or both." -
Robert J. Samuelson, The Washington Post - November 16, 2009