High Ground Underground

I was recently reminded of the climate debate when seeing a trailer for Al Gore’s sequel to his alarmist climate movie, and shouts in the theater both against & for. We continue to hear that “97 percent of scientists agree” on the causes & consequences of climate change -- that recent and projected climate change is significantly man-made and dangerous.  Many or most uninformed people probably take these loud voices at face value, without digging deeper as to the validity of that figure, and in the face of vague statements, asking where exactly consensus lies.  And assume they must either agree with the worst case projections and proscribed policies or be branded science deniers.  “…the climate science establishment has become intolerant to disagreement and debate, and is attempting to marginalize and de-legitimize dissent as corrupt or ignorant.”  This has the intended result of "herding" -- among the general public, but also to some extent among...

Will someone please wake me from this nightmarish GOP (& Democrat) election?  While Rubio shone brightly in the last GOP debate, especially on foreign (incl. Cuba) policy, and Trump was his usual blithering self, things continue to look bleak for Rubio.  His path to regular nomination is now mathematically nearly impossible, even if he wins Florida, which the polls show questionable.  It may only be feasible in a contested convention, if none of the candidates reach the magic number.   At least we have put behind us some of the childish taunts of the previous debate, where Rubio momentarily stooped to Trump's level. Various conservative pundits (Hewett, Medved, Romney…) are promoting strategic voting – everyone against Trump vote for the other candidate with the best chance to win that state – i.e., Kasich in Ohio, Rubio in Florida, …  We’ll see if the message gets out & received.  It may stop Trump’s mo...

Obama at the National Prayer Breakfast – the Audacity of Preaching Feb. 5, 2015 http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/02/05/remarks-president-national-prayer-breakfast Following is an excerpt of another very long-winded speech, which according to one present, sucked all the air out of the room.  My rejoinders are in red – an appropriate color for my heated comments.  Less than 2 years to get my licks in, so I must make good use of my time. “…Humanity has been grappling with these questions throughout human history.  And lest we get on our high horse [The less religious Left feels very uncomfortable when they perceive someone to have more moral compunctions – someone on a higher horse than they’re on] and think this is unique to some other place, remember that during the Crusades and the Inquisition, people committed terrible deeds in the name of Christ .  [This follows the Howard Zinn radical view of the world, and plays right into the jihadis...