Thursday, November 01, 2012

Full stupid: Now Bloomberg suggests that in order to prevent CO2-induced bad weather, we need to give Obama another term in office

Bloomberg Endorses Obama, Saying Hurricane Sandy Affected Decision - NYTimes.com
In a surprise announcement, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said Thursday that Hurricane Sandy had reshaped his thinking about the presidential campaign and that as a result he was endorsing President Obama.
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“Our climate is changing,” he wrote. “And while the increase in extreme weather we have experienced in New York City and around the world may or may not be the result of it, the risk that it may be — given the devastation it is wreaking — should be enough to compel all elected leaders to take immediate action.”
Businessweek Hurricane Sandy Cover: 'It's Global Warming, Stupid' (PHOTO)
Bloomberg Businessweek editor Josh Tyrangiel tweeted, "Our cover story this week may generate controversy, but only among the stupid."
Flashback: Mayor Bloomberg uses a full-sized room A/C unit to cool his SUV | Grist
It really would be interesting to find out what moral calculus goes into Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s environmental decisions. It must go something like “I’m a big city mayor, working hard to draw down emissions on a municipal scale. Therefore, it is 100 percent justifiable that in my personal life, I fly regularly to the Bahamas and use A/C units intended for a whole apartment to keep my SUV a comfortable temperature.

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