I hope he's right:
PRUDEN: Turn out the lights, the party's over
By Wesley Pruden
The Washington Times
4:58 p.m., Thursday, December 2, 2010
Scams die hard, but eventually they die, and when they do, nobody wants to get close to the corpse. You can get all the hotel rooms you want this week in Cancun.
The global-warming caravan has moved on, bound for a destination in oblivion. The United Nations is hanging the usual lamb chop in the window this week in Mexico for the U.N.'s Framework Convention on Climate Change, but the Washington guests are staying home. Nobody wants to get the smell of the corpse on their clothes.
Everybody who imagined himself anybody raced to Copenhagen last year for the global-warming summit, renamed "climate change" when the globe began to cool, as it does from time to time. Some 45,000 delegates, "activists," business representatives and the usual retinue of journalists registered for the party in Copenhagen. This year, only 1,234 journalists registered for the Cancun beach party. The only story there is that there's no story there. The U.N. organizers glumly concede that Cancun won't amount to anything, even by U.N. standards.
Rep. Henry A. Waxman of California, who wrote and sponsored the cap-and-trade legislation last year, says he'll be too busy with congressional business (buying stamps for the Christmas cards and getting a haircut and a shoeshine) even to think about going to Cancun. Last year, he joined Speaker Nancy Pelosi and dozens of other congressmen in taking staffers and spouses to the party in Copenhagen. The junket cost taxpayers $400,000, but Copenhagen is a friendly town and a good time was had by all. This year, they're all staying home, learning to live like lame ducks.
The Senate's California ladies, cheerleaders for the global-warming scam only yesterday, can't get far enough away from Cancun this year. Dianne Feinstein says she's not even thinking about the weather. "I haven't really thought about [Cancun], to be honest with you," she tells Politico, the Capitol Hill daily. She still loves the scam, but "no - no, no, no, it's just that I'm not on a committee related to it." She's grateful for small blessings.
Barbara Boxer, who was proud to make global warming her "signature" issue only last year, obviously regards that signature now to be a forgery. She would like to be in Cancun, but she has to stay home to wash her hair. She's not even sending anyone from her staff, willing as congressional staffers always are to party on the taxpayer dime. "I'm sending a statement to Cancun." (Stop the press for that.)
This is another lesson that Washington's swamp fevers inevitably subside. Who now remembers Smoot-Hawley, Quemoy and Matsu, and the Teapot Dome? But these were once issues on which the survival of the known world rested. The only global-warming news of this week was the announcement that the House Select Committee on Global Warming would die with the 111th Congress. Mrs. Pelosi established the committee three years ago to beat the eardrums of one and all, a platform for endless argle-bargle about the causes and effects of climate change. The result was the proposed job-killing national energy tax, but with the Republican sweep, there's no longer an appetite for killing jobs.
Rep. Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts, the chairman of the doomed committee, organized one final event this week, a splashy daylong exercise in gasbaggery starring the usual suspects assigned to drone on for most of the day about the coming global-warming disasters, the melting of the North Pole and the rising of the seas that would make Denver, Omaha and Kansas City seaside resorts. Wesley Clark was the only former presidential candidate to accept an invitation, and he was a no-show. The star witness of the afternoon session was Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an "environmental attorney" who talked about how "clean energy" is nicer than the other kind. Mr. Markey himself, as bored as everyone else, didn't bother to return after lunch.
The members of the committee can now retire with their scrapbooks of clippings to recall the happy days of hearings about global warming (some of them before "global warming" became "climate change" and "liberals" became "progressives"), about how clean energy could replace smelly oil wells and provide Democrats with the means to enact sweeping climate-change legislation. Who could have foreseen that the only "sweeping" would be the sweeping out of so many Democrats?
When the thrill is gone, the thrill is gone, as star-crossed lovers have learned through the ages, and when a scam collapses, it stays collapsed. The thought is enough to warm hearts all across the globe.
Turn out the lights, the party's over
Turn out the lights, the party's over
"Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted. That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history."
- Aldous Huxley
"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing has happened."
-Winston Churchill
“Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one!”
–Charles Mackay
"It doesn't matter how smart you are - if you don't stop and think."
-Thomas Sowell
"It's one of the functions of the mainstream news media to fact-check political speech and where there are lies, to reveal them to the voters."
-John F. (of CMG)
- Aldous Huxley
"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing has happened."
-Winston Churchill
“Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one!”
–Charles Mackay
"It doesn't matter how smart you are - if you don't stop and think."
-Thomas Sowell
"It's one of the functions of the mainstream news media to fact-check political speech and where there are lies, to reveal them to the voters."
-John F. (of CMG)
Re: Turn out the lights, the party's over
Saskatchewan, Canada:
In the eyes of those lovers of perfection, a work is never finished—a word that for them has no sense—but abandoned....(Paul Valéry)
Re: Turn out the lights, the party's over
How much sand in your eyes, Randall?
In the eyes of those lovers of perfection, a work is never finished—a word that for them has no sense—but abandoned....(Paul Valéry)
Re: Turn out the lights, the party's over
A priceless commentary from the article:
"All of this nonsense started when Al Gores' college professor offered up the theory that co2 could be having a very MINOR impact on climate. He never believed that co2 could possibly make major changes in our climate. It was Al Gore who realized he could build a political career and amass a fortune by cooking up a scam of epic proportions. It was perfect because at the time we were going through a bit of a warm spell after decades of cooler than normal temperatures. It couldn't be disproved and it played on the guilt and gullibility of the left. And so it began and still continues to this day. The usual strategy of a pathological liar who has been caught and exposed is to express outrage. It is real outrage, outrage over the fact that anyone would dare question their assertions. And then they double down on the lies and continue to escalate the consequences until the victim finally gives up and gives in. This describes the AGW scam to a tee. They won't quit, they can't quit. They have invested so much political and monetary capital in their scheme that it is impossible to just cede the point. Even if we go into a mini ice age that lasts decades they will blame that on co2."
"All of this nonsense started when Al Gores' college professor offered up the theory that co2 could be having a very MINOR impact on climate. He never believed that co2 could possibly make major changes in our climate. It was Al Gore who realized he could build a political career and amass a fortune by cooking up a scam of epic proportions. It was perfect because at the time we were going through a bit of a warm spell after decades of cooler than normal temperatures. It couldn't be disproved and it played on the guilt and gullibility of the left. And so it began and still continues to this day. The usual strategy of a pathological liar who has been caught and exposed is to express outrage. It is real outrage, outrage over the fact that anyone would dare question their assertions. And then they double down on the lies and continue to escalate the consequences until the victim finally gives up and gives in. This describes the AGW scam to a tee. They won't quit, they can't quit. They have invested so much political and monetary capital in their scheme that it is impossible to just cede the point. Even if we go into a mini ice age that lasts decades they will blame that on co2."
"Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted. That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history."
- Aldous Huxley
"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing has happened."
-Winston Churchill
“Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one!”
–Charles Mackay
"It doesn't matter how smart you are - if you don't stop and think."
-Thomas Sowell
"It's one of the functions of the mainstream news media to fact-check political speech and where there are lies, to reveal them to the voters."
-John F. (of CMG)
- Aldous Huxley
"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing has happened."
-Winston Churchill
“Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one!”
–Charles Mackay
"It doesn't matter how smart you are - if you don't stop and think."
-Thomas Sowell
"It's one of the functions of the mainstream news media to fact-check political speech and where there are lies, to reveal them to the voters."
-John F. (of CMG)
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Re: Turn out the lights, the party's over
You have your own Sticky Thread above the Topics, you have a non stop million word set of responses on Strad's Thread that nobody can understand, do we really need you to start another Global Warming one... 
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Re: Turn out the lights, the party's over
Sorry. In case you haven't noticed, I think it's an issue of slight importance.Chalkperson wrote:You have your own Sticky Thread above the Topics, you have a non stop million word set of responses on Strad's Thread that nobody can understand, do we really need you to start another Global Warming one...
Also, this thread probably won't last very long.
"Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted. That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history."
- Aldous Huxley
"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing has happened."
-Winston Churchill
“Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one!”
–Charles Mackay
"It doesn't matter how smart you are - if you don't stop and think."
-Thomas Sowell
"It's one of the functions of the mainstream news media to fact-check political speech and where there are lies, to reveal them to the voters."
-John F. (of CMG)
- Aldous Huxley
"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing has happened."
-Winston Churchill
“Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one!”
–Charles Mackay
"It doesn't matter how smart you are - if you don't stop and think."
-Thomas Sowell
"It's one of the functions of the mainstream news media to fact-check political speech and where there are lies, to reveal them to the voters."
-John F. (of CMG)
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Chalkperson
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Re: Turn out the lights, the party's over
That's why Corlyss gave you the Sticky Thread, it won't fall down the rankings like this one has...Sticky Threads are only given to Topics that are Important so why not use yours, as Corlyss thinks the Topic important enough to give it to you, I use my Sticky on Kevin the Wounded Warrior every day...rwetmore wrote:Sorry. In case you haven't noticed, I think it's an issue of slight importance.
Also, this thread probably won't last very long.
Corlyss_D wrote:This topic is so hot and so current I'm creating this hub for future posts about AGW/Climategate for the foreseeable future. Randall and Keaggy have been doing yeoman work trying to keep members up on the revelations. It must be said that the expose work is being done not by the US press, which has a vested interest in AGW as a central agenda item of the current administration, but by the UK media, which apparently has been unremitting in its efforts to get to the roots of Climategate and the interlocking conspiracies that it revealed.
NB: Any posts not related directly to AGW/Climategate will be deleted or split. So try to stay on topic if you want to contribute to this thread.
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Re: Turn out the lights, the party's over
Why do you keep protesting about this? This thread isn't intended to last very long, and it likely won't. Corlyss and I communicated on this awhile back and to the best of my recollection she agreed that it was OK post things like this on the regular board, and only if the threads became too numerous or lingered on too long would they be moved up to the sticky.Chalkperson wrote:That's why Corlyss gave you the Sticky Thread, it won't fall down the rankings like this one has...Sticky Threads are only given to Topics that are Important so why not use yours, as Corlyss thinks the Topic important enough to give it to you, I use my Sticky on Kevin the Wounded Warrior every day...
Corlyss_D wrote:This topic is so hot and so current I'm creating this hub for future posts about AGW/Climategate for the foreseeable future. Randall and Keaggy have been doing yeoman work trying to keep members up on the revelations. It must be said that the expose work is being done not by the US press, which has a vested interest in AGW as a central agenda item of the current administration, but by the UK media, which apparently has been unremitting in its efforts to get to the roots of Climategate and the interlocking conspiracies that it revealed.
NB: Any posts not related directly to AGW/Climategate will be deleted or split. So try to stay on topic if you want to contribute to this thread.
"Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted. That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history."
- Aldous Huxley
"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing has happened."
-Winston Churchill
“Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one!”
–Charles Mackay
"It doesn't matter how smart you are - if you don't stop and think."
-Thomas Sowell
"It's one of the functions of the mainstream news media to fact-check political speech and where there are lies, to reveal them to the voters."
-John F. (of CMG)
- Aldous Huxley
"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing has happened."
-Winston Churchill
“Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one!”
–Charles Mackay
"It doesn't matter how smart you are - if you don't stop and think."
-Thomas Sowell
"It's one of the functions of the mainstream news media to fact-check political speech and where there are lies, to reveal them to the voters."
-John F. (of CMG)
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Re: Turn out the lights, the party's over
Sorry, you and I are the only ones with Stickie(y) Threads, that's why I commented, no other reason...yours is more important cos it's above the line...rwetmore wrote:Why do you keep protesting about this?
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Re: Turn out the lights, the party's over
Irony of ironies: I'm talking about the name of this thread. "Dandy" Don Meredith has passed away at the age of 72. If you watched Monday Night Football during the 70s, you know what I'm talking about in terms of the connection between Meredith and the title of this thread.
He always sang the song with that title when one team would do something during the fourth quarter to lock up the game.
He always sang the song with that title when one team would do something during the fourth quarter to lock up the game.
"If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee." - Abraham Lincoln
"Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed." - Winston Churchill
"Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement." - Ronald Reagan
http://www.davidstuff.com/political/wmdquotes.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pbp0hur ... re=related
"Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed." - Winston Churchill
"Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement." - Ronald Reagan
http://www.davidstuff.com/political/wmdquotes.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pbp0hur ... re=related
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Re: Turn out the lights, the party's over
How sad, makes me think fondly of my 73rd birthday coming up next month. Dandy
Don was always a great "common man" foil for the "intelligentsia persona" of Howard
Cosell.
Don was always a great "common man" foil for the "intelligentsia persona" of Howard
Cosell.
"May You be born in interesting (maybe confusing?) times" - Chinese Proverb (or Curse)
Re: Turn out the lights, the party's over
They were a tremendous combination. I agree that they really played off of each other brilliantly.HoustonDavid wrote:How sad, makes me think fondly of my 73rd birthday coming up next month. Dandy
Don was always a great "common man" foil for the "intelligentsia persona" of Howard
Cosell.
"If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee." - Abraham Lincoln
"Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed." - Winston Churchill
"Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement." - Ronald Reagan
http://www.davidstuff.com/political/wmdquotes.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pbp0hur ... re=related
"Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed." - Winston Churchill
"Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement." - Ronald Reagan
http://www.davidstuff.com/political/wmdquotes.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pbp0hur ... re=related
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