President Bush Rejects Kyoto Yet Again. Oh, Sorry, Meant Obama

Written By : William Teach

Remember back to the early Bush 43 years, in which one of the Lefty talking points was that the world hated us because he pulled the US out of the Kyoto Protocol? Despite the Democrat led Senate having voted 95-0 against joining it in 1997 and Clinton therefore refused to sign it, meaning, of course, that, despite liberal talking points, the United States was not a signatory. Al Gore signing it symbolically doesn’t count. But, still Bush’s fault. So, what about now?

The US threatened to derail a deal on global climate change today in a public showdown with China by expressing deep opposition to the existing Kyoto protocol. The US team also urged other rich countries to join it in setting up a new legal agreement which would, unlike Kyoto, force all countries to reduce emissions.

The Senate rejected it and Clinton refused to sign on because it would “result in serious harm to the US economy” as well as not including developing nations. Like China and India. Bush 43 rejected it for the same reasons.

In a day of high international rhetoric, chief US negotiator Jonathan Pershing said the US had moved significantly in the last year. “There has been a startling change in the US position. There is now engagement. We have had a 10-fold increase finance from the US. We have put $80bn into a green economic stimulus package. One year ago there was no commitment to a global agreement.”

But he forcefully outlined America’s opposition to the Kyoto protocol. “We are not going to be in the Kyoto protocol. We are not going to be part of an agreement that we cannot meet. We say a new agreement has to [be signed] by all countries. Things have changed since Kyoto. Where countries were in 1990 and today is very different. We cannot be stuck with an agreement 20 years old. We want action from all countries.”

At least the Obama admin. is staying strong for the moment in wanting an agreement that all nations are going to destroy their economies and takes us back to partying like it is 1799. How soon till President Neophyte caves?

In other AGW news, when we say that AGW is like a religion for the Left, well……..

A man who claims he was unfairly dismissed from his job because he believes in climate change is attempting to have his environmental views recognised under religious law.

Tim Nicholson, 42, says his beliefs on the environment are so strong they led to clashes with other senior staff at Grainger, one of the UK’s biggest property companies.

In March, employment judge David Neath gave Nicholson permission to take the firm to a tribunal over his treatment. The company is challenging the ruling, arguing that environmental beliefs are not the same as religious or philosophical ones.

Oooooooo-kay.

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Mike_M

I especially love how uppity liberals bash Christianity for imposing guilt on the faithful for their sins, but then turn right around and spin fantasies about drowning polar bears and the upcoming terrible hurricane season…to guilt the AGW faithful into repenting for their environmental sins (mostly by writing checks to their pope, Algore I.)

Of course, while Jesus was a real guy and billions of Christians have faith, the Church of Global Warming simply has preachers (building ever larger energy sucking McMansions), and crusaders (wacko environmentalist terrorists). Their catachysm is breif: Cough up the cash. If you're an individual that disobeys you're guilty of murdering polar bears and poor people. If you're a business that disobeys, expect to be smeared, protested, and firebombed. Much like Jesus absolved people of their sins, Pope Algore I shall absolve thee of thy carbon footprint…as his expandeth by flying hither and yonder in private jets, and the energy consumption of his holy palace shall have no end.
http://firstconservative.com MAS1916

Obama is dying to cave in, but may be restrained from doing so by his cliff-diving poll numbers.

Team Obama can't quite figure out why – after they thought they were elected to change the country – the country doesn't want to be changed.

The smarter members of Team Obama have figured out that signing this thing would result in energy cost increases that would be very painful to senior citizens. And with the seniors already tapped to sacrifice for the health care takeover, this doesn't seem like a great political move.

Obama though, is so inept and foolish (probably owing to the fact that He has never had a real job prior to this one) that He doesn't know which way to turn. Accordingly, He is now just sitting still on health care, Afghanistan, Iran… and on and on. His foolishness ( http://www.conservativeblog.thewebinfocenter.com/… )will ultimately cost the leftiesin 2010 and beyond.
SomeOtherSteve

In other AGW news, when we say that AGW is like a religion for the Left, well……..

During my senior year of college, I took a course on mythology. The professor talked about how mythology developed from religious practices. As the Greek cultures intermingled, their religious practices were woven together. Most of the religious practices centered around a mother "earth goddess" and father "sky god" that helped make the earth fertile with rain. Judaism and Christianity lack a mother "earth goddess". The environmentalists just seem to be filling the void. If they are persistent enough, perhaps scholars several millennia from now will be discussing their mythology.
Mike_M

"The environmentalists just seem to be filling the void. If they are persistent enough, perhaps scholars several millennia from now will be discussing their mythology."

Maybe that's the problem. "Gaia" as some woman draped with flowers and hemp doesn't sound like a god that will kick your ass if you disobey.

The libs need a cool name for the vengeful god of global warming like Zognarak or Grondthor. Now those gods sound like they could bring the hurt.

Come on, it would be great. Just imagine Pope Algore I in his "he played on our fears!" voice: "Obey! Reduce your carbon footprint! Offer your money and your service to Grondthor before global temperatures increase 2 degrees! Or woe be unto us all!"
http://conservativebootcamp.com martinhale

Personally, I hope the doofus in the UK gets his wish and AGW does become a recognised religion – it'll give the Islamists some new, and possibly more colourful, targets to pursue instead of the same old Christian and Jewish ones. :0
http://www.superdickery.com mightysamurai

Posted by Mike_M

2009-10-08 11:31:33

Sadly Mike, I fear the world is not yet ready for the mighty Grondthor. Soon, he will be a forgotten god, slumbering away for centuries until dark priests seek to awaken his unholy power.

But when he returns, all will hear his call. The call of…Grondthulhu!
aharris

It isn't so much that Gaia is female that keeps her from being appropriately scary. Plenty of goddesses in Greek mythology could kick ass in some way or another. Artemis the Huntress, Athena, goddess of wisdom and war, and Nemesis, goddess of divine retribution. These ladies had the right image to pull off their "meaner" roles.

Perhaps it's the picturing of Gaia as a flower child who's really an abused woman is the problem. Seriously, if she's a goddess why is she letting us just serially abuse her the way the environuts seem to think she is. My mom didn't take crap like that, and I'll bet if the nuts thought of Gaia as a mighty avenger and portrayed her that way, things might change.
Bill_Dalasio

Not sure I can agree, folks. Historically, earth/fertility goddesses were pretty antsy about getting their share of human sacrifices. If they were mothers, they were bloodthirsty mothers. And, really, judging by Gaia's new priesthood, not much has changed.

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