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Mike Hartigan

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says...
[...] The scientific
concensis is clear. Even if it wasn't, can we afford to take the chance?

So you're saying that if the scientists were to conclude that the
warming that we're experiencing has a natural cause, then Bush would
still be wrong?

There is a tendancy in the current administration to ignor real science
whenever it is politically expedient. The number of scientific studies
and reports which have been modified before release by political
"hacks" is scary. Science should not be held captive to politics.

Cynicism on this subject is due, in part, to numerous prior 'sky is
falling' predictions, also crammed down our throats by the left -
global cooling, for example. Back in the 70's, there was scientific
consensus was that we were in a hopeless spiral toward a new Ice Age
because the Conservatives of the day just didn't give a damn about
pollution. "Fool me once, shame on you..."