Saturday

"Life's rejections,
are often God's protection,
......and redirection."

Welcome Home, Jungle Mom, As Victor Prepares To Convert to Islam!

Rita Vernoy, aka Jungle Mom, has just arrived back in the United States in the past week with her family, after leaving Venezuela where they have lived and worked as Christian missionaries for almost thirty years. She has been blogging from there for almost a year at The Jungle Hut, which I link to in my sidebar.

She knows first hand what's happening in Venezuela. No doubt Rita will keep her readers well informed with news and commentary there, even as she makes the adjustment back to living in the United States for now.

In a chilling post ysterday, she tells of the expected and imminent conversion of Venzuelan dictator Victor Chavez from Roman Catholism to Islam.

She writes, "I can only say that America needs to be aware of what is going on in our back yard. Iran is using Venezuela as a staging ground, a forward thrust into the hemisphere if you will."

The Venezuelan-Iranian connection is a new axis of evil and one that we in this country should be most concerned about. Thanks for keeping us well informed, Rita.

Has Global Warming Hysteria Jumped the Shark?

Even as "Live Earth" strikes up the band this weekend, a la Woodstock circa 1969, many former believers in Gore's dire predictions on global warming are starting to have doubts.

Live Earth is being called a "vanityfest," and a "giant hypocritical fraud" because of the vast amounts of energy stars like Madonna are consuming to put on and perform in the event. They're viewed as stars with the largest carbon footprints on the planet who will be telling the rest of us little folks how to live our their lives, even as they--- Al Gore and company---show no signs of cutting back their own energy consumption and carbon footprint.


John Berlau writing at American Thinker wonders if warming hysteria has finally "jumped the shark?"

Berlau writes:

"The Live Earth concerts, which start this Saturday, July 7, are also one last chance for Baby Boomers to relive the "flower power" activism of the '60s. In a recent interview in Rolling Stone, former Vice President Al Gore invoked music icon Bob Dylan to promote the importance of these concerts. Citing Dylan's '60 anthem "The Times They Are A-Changin'". Gore rambled: "What's the old Bob Dylan line? 'Come senators, congressmen, please heed the call/Rattle your windows' - what's the rest of it? - 'for the times they are a-changin'.

"But there's just one problem with invoking Dylan to hype the global warming scare. And that is that Dylan himself has expressed skepticism -- to the same magazine -- at the notion that global warming is a catastrophe. When he was asked by Rolling Stone founder and publisher Jann Wenner in the magazine's 40th anniversary issue if he worried about global warming, Dylan replied with an unexpected rejoinder. He asked Wenner, "Where's the global warming? It's freezing here." Wenner, who has blanketed Rolling Stone and his other magazine Men's Journal with doom-and gloom climate change stories (that often bash my organization, the Competitive Enterprise Institute), quickly moved on to other topics after he received his comeuppance.

" Dylan's latest statement may signal that in the global warming debate, the times are changing. Even independent-minded celebrities are now questioning the establishment media orthodoxy that the debate over global warming and its effects are all but over. In a phrase familiar to those who study pop culture, it appears that the global warming scare may have "jumped the shark."

"'Jump the shark' refers to the precise moment at which a TV program loses momentum or begins the process of losing the element that made the show popular. Thephrase comes specifically from an episode of Happy Days in which Fonzie jumps over a shark with water skis. Fans argue that the show became less realistic after that. The web site JumpTheShark.com is dedicated to fans debating the precise moment their favorite programs "jumped the shark."

Read the whole thing.

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It's been many moons since I believed, even for a moment, in man made global warming. That was before I came to believe a power greater than myself, and actually not just any power, but the power of Jesus Christ, rules the world and all that's in it.

Let's hope some good music comes out of all this mass swarming hysteria.

Disgraceful Photo of Bush White House Staff in Appeasement Attire

On several occasions, some of my liberal detractors and commenters have accused me of never questioning authority when it comes to Bush and Company. (They certainly don't know me very well.) The truth is there are many things that I'm not in step with in this Administration. Conversely, there are plenty of policies I am.

But of all the things I've seen and read lately, nothing disgusts me more than this disgaceful photo of Karen Hughes and other White House staff in the hijab, bowing and scraping at the font of political correctness. This photo was shot at the rededication of the Islamic Center on Massachusetts Avenue last week less than a mile from the White House.

I ask you, if we had a Christian Center in Tehran, would Ahmadinejad's staff come to our center and show the same kind of courtesy to us? For starters, any Christian center in Iran would have been ransacked and destroyed. And the Christians would be run out of the country or murdered.

Here is a link to their webpage and the chanting that goes on there.

Oh please.

Make no mistake, the Muslims are not looking for respect here, but total conversion and submission to Allah., both personally, culturally and most frighteningly---politically. Making nice with them is only seen as a sign of weakness to those who would subdue and bring us all under Sharia law.

It's shameful.

Bryan Preston has the full story and commentary over at Hot Air with links to other commentary. It's a very slippery slope we're on with trying to listen to and understand those that would destroy our civilization.

President Bush needs to take lessons from Australian Prime Minister John Majors and a speech he made last year:

Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were told on Wednesday to get out of Australia, as the government targeted radicals in a bid to head off potential terror attacks. A day after a group of mainstram Muslim leaders pledged loyalty to Australia and her Queen at a special meeting with Prime Minister John Howard, he and his Ministers made it clear that extremists would face a crackdown. Treasurer Peter Costello, seen as heir apparent to Howard, hinted that some radical clerics could be asked to leave the country if they did not accept that Australia was a secular state, and its laws were made by parliament.

"If those are not your values, if you want a country which has Sharia law or a theocratic state, then Australia is not for you", he said on National Television. "I'd be saying to clerics who are teaching that there are two laws governing people in Australia : one the Australian law and another Islamic law that is false. If you can't agree with parliamentary law, independent courts, democracy, and would prefer Sharia law and have the opportunity to go to another country, which practices it, perhaps, then, that's a better option", Costello said.

Asked whether he meant radical clerics would be forced to leave, he said those with dual citizenship could possibly be asked to move to the other country.

Education Minister Brendan Nelson later told reporters that Muslims who did not want to accept local values should " clear off."

"Basically people who don't want to be Australians, and who don't want to live by Australian values and understand them, well then, they can basically clear off", he said.

Separately, Howard angered some Australian Muslims on Wednesday by saying he supported spy agencies monitoring the nation's mosques.

Howard said, "IMMIGRANTS, NOT AUSTRALIANS, MUST ADAPT. Take It Or Leave It. I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Bali, we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Australians."

"However, the dust from the attacks had barely settled when the 'politically correct' crowd began complaining about the possibility that our patriotism was offending others. I am not against immigration, nor do I hold a grudge against anyone who is seeking a better life by coming to Australia .However, there are a few things that those who have recently come to our country, and apparently some born here, need to understand."

"This idea of Australia being a multi-cultural community has served only to dilute our sovereignty and our national identity. And as Australians, we have our own culture, our own society, our own language and our own lifestyle."

"This culture has been developed over two centuries of struggles, trials and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom. We speak mainly ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society ... Learn the language!"

"Most Australians believe in God. This is not some Christian, right wing, political push, but a fact, because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture. We will accept your beliefs, and will not question why. All we ask is that you accept ours, and live in harmony and peaceful enjoyment with us."

"If the Southern Cross offends you, or you don't like "A Fair Go", then you should seriously consider a move to another part of this planet. We are happy with our culture and have no desire to change, and we really don't care how you did things where you came from. By all means, keep your culture, but do not force it on others."

"This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE, and we will allow you every opportunity to enjoy all this. But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about Our Flag, Our Pledge, Our Christian beliefs,or Our Way of Life, I highly encourage you take advan tage of one other great Australian freedom, 'THE RIGHT TO LEAVE'."

"If you aren't happy here then LEAVE. We didn't force you to come here. You asked to be here. So accept the country YOU accepted."

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Howard said it, meant it and defends his right to say it and mean it.

Life in the Slow Lane

Have been away for a day and also on the river. Want to get back to posting soon, but first need to reorganize my life. That may take anywhere from 2 to 12 hours with a good night's sleep thrown in.

As many of you know firsthand, the West is extremely hot and dry and in fact, had I not been standing in a very cold river most of the day in shorts and sandals, I would have stayed inside and out of the hot sun. We need rain desperately in the West and if we don't get it soon, there will be major forest fires breaking out all over the place.

Have a safe, slow long weekend.

Let Freedom Ring!

The above video is dedicated to Caesar and the thousands of recent legal immigrants who have made the United States their new country of choice through citizenship.

Please allow me to introduce you to a proud American named Caesar who immigrated here in 1992 from El Salvador.

Today he is a legal U.S. citizen who works two jobs to support himself and his daughter. He loves and appreciates this country and wants everyone to know it. And, guess what? he speaks fluent........English. What a novel idea!

So if you happen to be in the produce department at Albertson's or the kitchen at St. John's Hospital in Jackson, Wyoming anytime soon, please stop by and say hello to Caesar. He'll be happy to chat with you about the freedom and opportunity he now enjoys---concepts we all too often take for granted.

May God bless this man, as he now blesses this country, his country, The United States of America, that he loves so dearly. And God bless America for accepting good men like Caesar under the freedom of her stars and stripes.


Dwight D. Eisenhower said, "History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid."

Andrew Jackson, "One man with courage is a majority."

Benjamen Franklin, "They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."

Lon Solomon of McLean Bible Church outside Washington, D.C., talks on God's blessings on America and how they can and must continue.



God bless America. God bless President George Bush and VP Dick Cheney. And may God help us all to preserve this great nation in freedom.

American Farce: Good For Bush For Commuting Libby's Jail Sentence

Like the Duke rape case with Mike Nifong, the Libby case was a sour grapes Democrat's witch hunt from Day One. And the hoped for prize was Vice-President Dick Cheney. No crime was ever committed by Libby. Patrick Fitzgerald was fighting straw men,, and trying to make something utterly silly into a grave matter. Richard Armitage who actually leaked the information about Valerie Plame's CIA standing was never tried.

Even Christopher Hitchens, a liberal atheist, advocates the stupidity of this farce and urges Libby be freed forever. All you liberals out there need to read it carefully.

Bush will take major heat and bellicose outrage, but it was absolutely the right thing to do and I respect the president for having the guts to do it. He did not pardon Libby, as I think he should have, but rather commuted his jail sentence leaving the fines and probation in place.

Investors Business Daily says it best. Read the whole thing. More at Pajamas Media.

This from Fred Thompson last night, "I am very happy for Scooter Libby. I know that this is a great relief to him, his wife and children. While for a long time I have urged a pardon for Scooter, I respect the President's decision. this will allow a god American, who has done a lot for his country, to resume his life."

There will be a tidal wave of reaction and hate-filled rhetoric. Captain Ed has more.

But heaven help that we forget Bill Clinton's pardons for terrorists to a great outcry before he left office.

I, like Larry Kudlow, hope for a full pardon for Libby by an appeals process in thcourts or presidential fiat, before Bush leaves office.

Sunday

When one gives up Christian belief, one thereby gives up the right to Christian morality.....if one breaks out of it a fundamental idea, the belief in God, one thereby breaks the whole thing to pieces; one has nothing of any consequences left in one's hands. Christian morality is a command, it's origin is transcendental. It possess truth only if God is truth----it stands or falls with belief in God.
----Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols

Sermon on forgiveness with John MacArthur.

Saturday

Fly fishing on a high mountain stream is for people who think there are far too many words, even good words, in the world.

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UPDATE:
Tough day on the river. It wasn't the fishing, the water, the flies, or the weather. Pure and simple it was alcohol (vodka to be exact) and a most unpleasant decision to walk away from a man who, in my opinion, was drinking far too much, far too early in the day. I've never mixed alcohol and fishing (or driving or anything else)---especially the kind of walking/wading I/we prefer. This holds for me, the clients, family and friends I've fished with over the years. I don't make exceptions on this. There are simply too many possibilities for accidents, falling and drowning, not to mention getting mixed up with grizzly bears as it is, without tipping the balance any further.

I'm no prude, however, today, I was faced with a most painful situation with a friend, and sadly walked away from it and him. And now I'm turning in to dream of better days ahead.

Bruce Willis on Fred, Does Celebrity Endorsement Matter To Voters? Candidates?

"He's a really good guy, he's a straight shooter," says Bruce.

Does it mean anything?

It shouldn't for real people who decide on issues rather than emotions and superficialities. This says more about Bruce than it does Fred. But I like what it says about Bruce, sort of.

Coming soon, a brief survey of what some Westerners I have met along the way think of Fred Thompson and his chances of becoming the next president. I will be updating this survey weekly while I'm in the West.

Ladies Day: Hiking in the High Country

To me, one of the greatest joys in life is finding people to share your passions with. Hiking in the great outdoors is one of mine. And so in the summer, I love to hike with friends--male and female---who share that passion, every chance I get. And we have the greatest of fun when we get together!

I see where President Bush, an avid exerciser who loves to mountain bike, is encouraging us all to get more exercise. I couldn't agree more. No matter where we live, what time of year, we are well served---mentally, physically and emotionally---to, at the very minumum, take a good brisk walk every day. In the heat of summer, that would be very early in the morning or in the evening.

Unfortunately, there are several forest fires burning in the area and the atmosphere is hazy and heavy with smoke----smoke from fires in California, Nevada and nearby in the Bridger Teton forest-----not a good sign for June. It's very similar to conditions in 1988 when the great megafires of Yellowstone captured world attention.

Those fires came within five miles of my cabin near Moran, Wyoming, before firefighters dropped a napalm bomb from helicopters and created a massive back burn that sent the inferno back in the opposite direction. We were ordered to evacuate several times by the U.S. Forest Service, before the end of that fire, when an early September snowstorm began to quell the flames.

But I digress.

Looking for balsamroot, larkspur, Indian paintbrush and forget-me-nots. Enjoying the stunning scenery, large vistas, great company and a chance to get a good aerobic workout.

Why Does Iran Now Need to Ration Gasoline?

Why is one of the world's richest oil countries now faced with the dilemma of rationing gasoline?

For the same reason the U.S. might one day be faced with a similar predicament.

It's the "r" word, stupid. R for refinery, R-E-F-I-N-E-R-Y. Without "in house" refinery capacity not all the domestic crude oil in the world is worth a hoot.

Iran may have vast amounts of crude which it extracts from the ground and exports to the rest of the world, but it only has enough refinery capacity to process about 60% of its needs. Therefore it must import up to 40% of refined gasoline. In America, we have only about 50% refining capacity to meet our growing needs. And what we have is often stretched to full capacity.

One could only shudder to think what might happen if there were a terrorist attack on one of our country's overloaded refineries. But for decades environmentalists have blocked construction of any new refineries in the USA. (It's like for years radical tree huggers have fought cutting timber on national forest lands, with devastating effects, such as the accumulation of fuel and now the attendant forest fires.)

Now faced with sanctions from the U.N. and the rest of the world because of its rogue nuclear program, or worse, faced with trade embargoes that would prohibit oil tankers with refined gasoline from entering the country, Iran sees the handwriting on the wall.

Like the cobbler who has no shoes, Iran faces the harsh reality of a looming energy crisis, a sagging economy with growing inflation and unpopularity in the Arab and non-Arab world. It also faces the possibility of war. And fighting a war---war that it and its chief loud mouth Ahmadinejad has been picking---without enough energy is a losing proposition.

And so Iran prepares for the worst, as it hopes for the worst.

We in U.S. should take note of the very real possibility that we may face gas rationing in this country. We use much more refined oil than we produce domestically. Our refineries are stretched to capacity. There hasn't been a new one built on U.S. soil in almost forty years.

Not only do we need to develop crude oil reserves, we also need to increase domestic oil refining capacity to meet growing demand and to eschew our dependency on foreign refined oil from countries like Venezuela. Exxon and Mobile are pulling out of Venezuela altogether with Chavez takeover of the oil industry there.

Remember the word for the decade is r-e-f-i-n-e-r--y. I think it now has a new meaning in Iran. It should also in the United States.

Fred Is About to Launch Himself July 4 in Nashville

As I predicted in a previous post, Fred Thompson is almost done laying the ground work for his July 4 official announcement in Nashville that he's running for president.

He's setting up his national headquarters in Nashville, as he should, and getting his startup committees operational. You better believe that the fund raising machine is getting in high gear. And you can also believe that Thompsom will jettison himself off to Iowa sooner rather than later.



The dems are afraid, very afraid, and are already bring out the heavy artillery to discredit any and everything they can. Look for Fred to use his legal background and extraordinary gift of gab to one by one discredit his detractors.

And already Fred's past lobbying history is being scrutinized, with commentary by Protein Wisdom.

Will add more to this post later in the day.

Thank You, Will, For Helping Me Get Things Pulled Back Together Here at Webutante

I almost ruined my blog last night by going into my template settings and trying to make some "minor" changes. It was a near blog-aster.

I was reordering and adding to my links on the right hand sidebar when chaos struck--cutting and pasting on an Apple is not as easy as on a Windows/Dell system. Things got dropped in strange places. Then I tried deleting my indiscretions.

Next thing I knew, my blog looked like it had been to a drunk hairdresser.

I'll do a post on my sidebar changes later. More will be added as I have the nerve and assistance to go back into it one day. But I have been duly humbled.

Am fortunate to have someone in Tennessee---a genius--- who helped me set this blog up and is helping me now from afar to restore it to normal functioning.

It may take a few days to get everything back.

Meanwhile Will, thanks so much!

Mr. Global Charming, Unhinged, Again

In characteristic fashion, Al Gore, Mr. Global Charming, has gotten his paddle out and this time he's taking scientists to the woodshed for a little tongue lashing he hopes they'll not soon forget. But lest you think he diverges from his script, all tirades do indeed lead back to his global nemesis Bush Vader, and this one's no exception.

You'll find his ho-hum hot rant here in The Independent.

If you like your weekly swig of Al Gore carbonated, then this one's for you, Bud.

Looks like it's going to be a long, hot summer.

Come on, Al, chill for a while. Eat some watermelon, take a plunge in the pool, pop a cool one, go play with some penguins. Does the word R-E-L-A-X mean anything to you?

We hear you and have heard you time and time again. You're beginning to sound like Cindy Sheehan.

Our earthly point of no return may be only ten years away, but yours, dear Al, is fast approaching within the next ten minutes with me.

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UPDATE: Al, someone wants to make a wager with you.

Sunday Reflections

All shall work together for good, everything is needful that He sends, nothing can be needful that He withholds.....you have need for patience, and if you ask the Lord will give it. But there can be no settled peace, till our will is in a measure subdued......fight against every thought that would represent it as desirable to be permitted to choose for yourself. When your spirit is overwhelmed within you, He will not leave you to sink. And keep close to the throne of grace.
If we seem to get no good by drawing near to Him, we may be sure we shall get none by keeping away from Him.

----John Newton, author of Amazing Grace

Lon Solomon talks about the Tenth Commandment, Thou Shall not Covet, here.

Psalm 121
I shall lift up my eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: He that keepth thee will not slumber.
Behold, He that keepth Is'ra-el shall neither slumber not sleep.
The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand.
The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
The LORD shall perserve thee from all evil: He shall preserve thy soul.
The LORD shall perserve thy going out, and thy coming in,
from this time forth and even for evermore.

In memory of Phronia, a native of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, who died January 8, 2007 at the age of 90.

The Dems War on Prosperity

Short on time for blogging today. However, I want to do a short post about something that caught my eye and stuck in my mind all week over at Larry Kudlow's Money Politic$.

He may or may not have coined the phrase "The Democratic War on Prosperity," but in any event he hits the nail on the head and uses the phase often and successfully.

There is indeed an unspoken war on prosperity going on in this country both in Washington and relentlessly in the MSM. As Investors Business Daily says in it's current series entitled "Beyond the Basics, how media incompetence leads to mass ignorance about the U.S. economy," I do think many, if not most, people are completely illiterate on how the economy really works.

The most glaring of the myths that are perpetuated in liberal la la land is that we need to raise taxes to increase state and federal revenues. Another is that government can solve each and every energy crisies through taxing the bejeebers out of the oil companies. None of this will work and in fact will have a depressing effect on our economy as well as our wallets; but you'd never know it from the ignorant MSM and such financial giants as Pelosi and company. And Hillary is the worst, the queen of wanting to wreck the economy and then having the nerve to want to redistribute our wealth. She, like John Edwards, will have to preach "two Americas" in order to justify her call to unceasing call to socialism and socialize medicine. She and Bill know what to do.

So thanks Larry for "The Libs War on Prospertiy." It's a good one that I plan to use more too.

And finally did you ever notice how the MSM always forecasts doom and gloom for the economy? It's amazing. Likewise when there's good news, even great news like there's been the past four years, it simply overlooks it and go back to its war on prosperity.

I learned a long time ago when the CEO of a big company is on the cover of an MSM magazine, it's time to sell the stock, rather than buy.

It's like saying babies come from storks to say higher taxes will boost the economy. And believe you me, if the likes of Hillary Clinton gets elected, God forbid, she'll do her best to stick big governement more and more into out lives and pocketbooks.

And below the greatest warrior on prosperity. And nice as her ideas sound, they're an abomination which perpertuates many myths that will wreck our economy and cut out many jobs. Her answer is always more and more government and it wars on prosperity. The redistribution of wealth by government is a socialist and communist concept and she promotes it without shame and with impunity. Oh Hillary, you're so vain and oh so ignorant. God help us all.

Israel, Stuck in the Middle

Earth to Olmert: No more land giveaways for peace. What sounds like a good idea at the time has always been to your great long-term disadvantage. No! to giving away the West Bank to the Palestinians. No! to making saints out of Fatah and a hero out of Abbas.

Now that Iran-in-bed with Hamas has taken over Gaza to the south of you, you're surrounded on all sides by Iran. Iran-in-bed with Hezbollah to the north of you in Lebanon, Iran-in-bed with Syria to the northeast, and you're ever more stuck in the middle.

Suicide bombers to the left of you, rockets to the right, you're stuck in the middle. Deeper and deeper stuck in the middle.

Do you really think giving away the West Bank to the Palestinian Fatah will settle things? It's wishful thinking on your part. And it seems like naivete on the part of President Bush.

How long, oh how long can you keep sticking yourself in the middle without even more devastating effects?

Iran-in-bed with Hamas could be in control of the West Bank in several years.

And you're getting stuck deeper and deeper in the middle, as things line up for a larger war ahead.

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I want to link to a post today on Bill O'Reilly's blog that certainly gives another in depth point of view. It's well worth reading.

In the post, written by the intelligence firm Stratfor, Israel's relationship with Egypt is emphasized more than its relationship with Iran. Very interesting indeed and oh so complex.

And yet another very good post, this one by Canadian columnist David Warren, on how Turkey might yet fit into the future conflagration.

Klaus Turns Up the Heat On Man Made Warmingism

Since man made global warming is fast becoming more a political than scientific issue, it's about time more high profile politicians stepped up to the plate and started slugging it out with the political correctness of our slippery times. At last we have a European no less daring to challenge the new fad religion, AlGoreism:

Vaclav Klaus, president of the Czech Republic, argues in the Financial Times yesterday that ambitious environmentalism is the biggest threat to freedom, democracy, the market economy and prosperity.

Klaus considers the religion of global warming caused by man as a greater threat to mankind than radical Islam.

Mr Klaus writes that “global warming hysteria has become a prime example of the truth versus propaganda problem” and the issue “is more about social than natural sciences and more about man and his freedom than about tenths of a degree Celsius changes in average global temperature.

Vaclav Klaus is a vocal critic of the notion that any global warming is anthropogenic(man-caused).

"Global warming is a false myth and every serious person and scientist says so."

He has also criticized the IPCC climate panel as a group of politicized scientists with one-sided opinions and one-sided assignments. He has said that other top-level politicians do not expose their doubts about global warming because "a whip of political correctness strangles their voices."

In addition he says "Environmentalism should belong in the social sciences" along with other "isms" such as communism, feminism, and liberalism. President Klaus said that "environmentalism is a religion" and, in an answer to the questions of the U.S. Congressmen, a "modern counterpart of communism" that seeks to change peoples' habits and economic systems.

"Environmentalism, not preservation of nature (and of environment), is a leftist ideology.... Environmentalism is indeed a vehicle for bringing us socialist government at the global level. Again, my life in communism makes me oversensitive in this respect."

Below, Vaclav speaks at the Cato Institute in March, 2007.

Non-Stunner, MSM Give to Liberals 9-1 More Than to Conservatives

So what else is new? Is anyone really surprised?

I can only say if you're interested in seeing details, then click this link and graze a bit on it. Well worth perusing in my opinion. And lest we ever think the Wall Street Journal is really on the conservative side, then do check out its journalists donations. Its dumb and getting dumber, especially on its editorial pages.

Hat tip, Drudge.