That's why they've switched to 'climate change' instead of 'global warming'

So, I'm not a scientist, but can we just rely on our common sense to see the snowdrifts for the flakes, to coin a phrase? Its snowing in Vegas fer' cryin' out loud! Speaking of seeing things, I'm sure everyone's noticed by now that 'global warming' is no longer the term in vogue. It has since morphed into 'climate change'. Why? Well when all your climate models predicting all these dire circumstances from CO2 overload don't jive, you change the terminology to allow your climate theory to still be valid. Kind of like shaving the corners off that square peg before attempting to force into that round hole. As my old boss used to say, "If it don't fit, force it. If it still don't fit, get a bigger hammer. And if it breaks, it needed fixin' anyway."

So, no matter if it snows in Vegas and Malibu or if we get record cold temperatures nationally or globally, its still due to our carbon footprint, somehow.

Excessive Carbon Dioxide = White Christmas. Okey dokey.

No matter if the climate data actually shows our record high temperatures during the Depression rather than 1999, its all about climate 'change'. I suppose we can load up all this snow and ice here and pile it up at the North Pole, as Al Gore says its all melting in 5 years.

Argh.

The Bush Legacy in 2 pictures ( and a few words)

From this:

to this:

In the midst of Mumbai, Big 3 bailouts, a governor nabbed by the Feds, and all the rest, a big thank you to Charles Krauthammer for reminding us about Iraq. With a strategic and defense agreement in hand, Mr. Bush has replaced a cruel, regionally destabilizing dictatorship willing to play patty-cake with any (well, maybe not Iran) anti-American entity, to a potentially major ally in a critical part of the world. Now, it ain't over till' its over, but no one else has attacked this country since 9/11. The government in Iraq is still somewhat wobbly, but taking steps. Its defense and police forces are standing strong. Iran and its Iraqi client the Sadrists, have been marginalized by a ballot box (backed by our outstanding military). They're good enough, they're smart enough, and doggone it, the kids in that picture like our folks in uniform, and by extention, us. Who would have expected any of this two years ago? Who could have imagined it 7 years ago?

As with any strategic undertaking that requires military action, the process is fraught with peril and is often painted with the blood and sacrifice of many of our men and women, and innocents as well. Consequently, bad intelligence, bad strategy, and bad people can tip the balance toward failure. We've come dangerously close due to all three factors, but here we are, on the cusp of success. As much as we can rightfully blame Mr. Bush for all the bad things that have happened in the prosecution of this war, we must place credit where it is due. I hope Mr. Obama realizes what kind of gift he's getting from Mr. Bush. Its way more than the keys to the Whitehouse, although the disapproval ratings for what Mr. Bush had to do pretty much handed them to the Agent of Change. Its the heavy lifting Mr. Bush did to leave his successor with a huge, tough, gristled hunk of meat taken off the President Elect's plate.