The New Republic: Time For House Democrats To Act : NPR

Democrats must face the fact that much of the legislation that seems both necessary and proper to them looks quite different to the portion of the electorate that holds the balance of political power. And they must face a choice as well — between (to be blunt) the politics of conviction and the politics of self-preservation. They can continue on as they have been going since January 2009, or they can adopt a concerted strategy designed to take the edge off public anger and reduce their losses. They can spend the summer arguing about matters like immigration, climate change, and the war in Afghanistan, all of which are valid and important but way down on the public's list of the most urgent problems — or they can refocus on jobs and the economy, reinforcing the "Recovery Summer" theme the White House unveiled on Thursday.

Leading experts rapidly endorsing ‘Climate Scientists’ Register’

Ottawa, Canada, June 18, 2010—The Climate Scientists’ Register, started one month ago by International Climate Science Coalition (ICSC), has just passed its first 100 expert endorsers—see climatescienceinternational.org . By allowing their names to be added to the signatory list, these scientists are endorsing the following physical science statement:

“We, the undersigned, having assessed the relevant scientific evidence, do not find convincing support for the hypothesis that human emissions of carbon dioxide are causing, or will in the foreseeable future cause, dangerous global warming.”...