American Thinker Blog: Pelosi funding accusation about mosque the same tactic used against warming skeptics

In his August 18 piece, Thomas Lifson mentions part of the logic behind Speaker Nancy Pelosi's call to investigate the funding of opposition against the Ground Zero mosque. When we also consider how the liberal left has aimed this ‘funding accusation' tactic with great success over a period of 15+ years at scientists skeptical of man-caused global warming, her otherwise bizarre suggestion sounds like something that should be no surprise.

Lobbyists pull in $17.7 million in first half of 2010 - JSOnline

The Forest County Potawatomi tribe led the way in 2010 with $1.1 million spent on lobbying in the first six months of the year - nearly twice as much as the next largest spender.

Among the tribe's priorities was supporting the global warming legislation - the focus of the most lobbying overall. Lobbyists spent 14,324 hours on companion global warming bills, which both ultimately failed to pass the Legislature in spite of a strong push from supporters including Gov. Jim Doyle.