The man who cried "Doom" - James Hansen. Also, Freeman Dyson takes on the climate establishment
Related: Scientists line up in DC to combat alarmism:
...the fiery madness is fueled by a number of complicit and self-serving groups. First and foremost, the thousands of scientists that depend upon government grants to fund their climatology research, which would disappear should they fail to find either a human connection to or some new negative impact of climate change. Then there are the environmental organizations that depend upon sounding the alarm to keep the donation coffers full. And the journalists who see a “free ride” to nab front-page newspaper positions by echoing the alarmists. And the Capitalists who see, well – capital, prompting huge corporations to jump on board to exploit renewable energy subsidies and R&D grants from the federal government. Meanwhile, politicians see a great opportunity to posture about “knowing something about science” and to appear concerned for the long term and about public health and environment. And that, explained Heartland’s president and CEO, is what we’re up against in battling the bad-legislation-breeding hysteria.
The O is getting a pass on the economy:
Double standard? Today's 9.4% unemployment rate "fueled hopes" that the economy was recovering, but 4.6% unemployment rates during the Bush administration were characterized as "job growth slowing to a crawl."
Related: Hinderaker via The Corner:
Yes, that's Obama all right—"standing above the world." Good Lord. Reporters are often compared to teen-age girls with crushes on Obama, but, as the father of three present, former or about-to-be teen-age girls, I object to the analogy. I personally have never seen a teen-age girl make a fool of herself over a boy the way many—most—mainstream reporters have over Barack Obama.
Related, re jobs:
Total job losses in May were 345,000 which put the unemployment rate at 9.4%. You have to dig a little further to find out that there were 70,000 jobs created in May by the government, not the private sector. Private sector employment fell by 611,000.
How's that stimulus working out for you?
The only smiling statue in the Rotunda
Matthew Lesko does Free Government Money
Enhanced interrogation saved lives.
A lobbying frenzy re cap & trade
Upper image: A Wigwam (technically a Tepee) Village in Horse Cave, KY (story here, via Thompson)
Lower image: Stolen from Am Digest, where there are many good things
