tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post2669708491740591668..comments2024-03-19T03:14:04.172-04:00Comments on Rabett Run: EliRabetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-79360146393265526312008-11-02T05:43:00.000-05:002008-11-02T05:43:00.000-05:00The most important test of the next US president i...The most important test of the next US president is the position of the US in international climate negotiations leading up to Copenhagen in December 2009. What stabilisation target will they aim for? What 2020 targets will they accept? Will they recognise that as a high per-capita emitter, will the US accept deeper reductions than low per-capita emitters?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-91969381378271760462008-10-31T09:57:00.000-04:002008-10-31T09:57:00.000-04:00a commitment to seeking good advice and taking ser...<I>a commitment to seeking good advice and taking seriously the findings of disinterested enquiry seems an attractive attribute for a chief executive"</I><BR/><BR/>That hits the nail on the head.<BR/><BR/>The biggest problem with Bush and with scientifically illiterate Americans in general is that they do not take science seriously. Worse yet, they actually have contempt for science and for knowledge in general.<BR/><BR/>They have fooled themselves into believing that the assessment of the scientific community is just another "opinion", no better than that of Joe the plummer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com