Dirty Koch

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 (Link for image, if needed: http://kochindustriesfacts.com/ )

More here (linked article): http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/14/pat-toomey-climate-change-republicans_n_763545.html

If there is somehow only a 50% chance that (the majority of) climate scientists - which civilized societies train and educate for such purposes - are (primarily) correct about the causes of/predicted consequences of climate change: Why would rational human beings gamble with their children and grand-children's future -- by "sticking their heads in the sand" (now)? It is willful ignorance. (And worse.)

If there is only a 30% chance that...(etc.)...why would rational human beings....

Think about your kids as you read this letter (link):

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/14/opinion/l14climate.html

Climate change deniers: Your stance is almost certainly WRONG (link to some facts)

UPDATE: By all means, please work further on 'Plan B'. (Middle America will probably never "get it" re climate change.) : Link to an excellent article on geoengineering from The Economist: http://www.economist.com/node/17414216?

Key media voice: Your new Congress

Glenn Beck's recent ruminations re our country's current president:

(link) http://www.politicususa.com/en/beck-obama-india 


Talk about un-hinged.....

Old image from Google/LIFE archive

Date taken:	1961
Photographer:	J R Eyerman

Plus: This 11/5/10 news brief from 'The Onion': (link) http://www.theonion.com/articles/american-public-gets-exactly-what-it-deserves-for,18401/

A leading member: Your new Congress

She wishes to be given a leadership position in the new Republican/Tea-Bagger House of (Mis-)Representatives: (Link to 11/4/10 AP news article by Laurie Kellman): http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101105/ap_on_go_co/us_boehner_bachmann

This is an elected congressperson who often seeks out media coverage to say things like this: http://www.michelebachmannsaidwhat.com/blog/2010/08/bachmann-says-bill-to-save-jobs-for-teachers-firefighters-is-money-laundering/

And this, about climate change/'global warming': http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2008/03/bachmann_doesnt.shtml
More here: http://minnesotaindependent.com/33294/on-climate-science-bachmann-accused-of-making-things-up-on-the-house-floor

And this: http://www.michelebachmannsaidwhat.com/video.php 

There's even more here (Wikipedia link): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michele_Bachmann


"Getting stranger" (link to CNN interview, 11/3/10) : http://www.dumpbachmann.com/ 

Official photo of Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-MN). This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States Federal Government under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code.

Congresswoman Michele Bachmann: As a New York Times award winning columnist recently ended her opinion piece depicting our "new" Republican leadership: "God help the Republic."

Member snapshot: Your new Congress

Even "You Lie!" Joe Wilson (shouted at the president in 2009) somehow weaseled his way back (in). Guess some folks are 'OK' with elected officials doing embarrassingly offensive things....

Please have a read of the following linked, 11/3/10 article from "The State". Then ask yourself how in the world this guy got re-elected. (Don't think about it too long though....Very depressing.) :

(link) http://www.thestate.com/2010/11/03/1542940/wilson-turns-back-strong-miller.html

BTW: Some actual facts about health care reform are linked here.

Old photo from Google/LIFE archives

Date taken:	July 1945
Photographer:	Herbert Gehr