Thursday, April 03, 2008

Al Gore's Global Warming Therapy

See the whole thing here.

Excerpts:
According to wife Tipper, "Al's survival after his defeat in 2000 depended on his immersing himself in the climate cause." [emphasis added] Somehow, CBS didn't find this peculiar statement worthy of further exploration. I do -- as it may suggest that the "PR Agent for the Planet" became so in an effort to lift himself from the throes of depression.
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A 1604 novel by Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes told of another man who descended into fantastic delusions of grandeur as a victim of his own frustrated obsessions. Enraptured by tales of chivalry, Alonso Quixano fancied himself a knight errant and, sporting an old suit of armor, dubbed himself "Don Quixote de la Mancha" before embarking on an imaginary mission to save the downtrodden.

But while Quixote's delusions were mostly benign, Don Gore de la Tierra's are not. The "word" his misguided mission spreads has facilitated policies of potential calamity far exceeding the actual problem their implementation is meant to remedy. From economy starving Kyoto-style cap-and-trade treaties to population starving ethanol mandates, unintended consequences invariably turn such quixotic green solutions into sheer disaster.

Time and time again.

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