I've been trying to cut down on my political/current events reading because it tends to just make me angry and depressed. Today, I got a reminder why.
Record snowfall has buried Washington -- and along with it, buried the chances of passing global warming legislation this year.
"It's going to keep snowing in DC until Al Gore cries "uncle," the conservative Senator [DeMint] tweeted on Twitter.
Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) said the blizzards that have shut down Congress have made it more difficult to argue that global warming is an imminent danger
"Where's Al Gore when we need him?" quipped Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), who burst out laughing when asked about the prospect of passing cap-and-trade legislation Tuesday while the city was still digging out.
I could write a bunch here about why this is dumb as hell and a gross misunderstanding of basic science and logic, but that's Jesse's niche. And also I suddenly need to pop some antacids.
