Well, it’s been awhile since I’ve weighed in on the whole global warming global cooling climate change issue.  And no, I’m not going to get snarky and mock Al Gore’s marriage woes.  I’ve noticed that the alarmists have been oddly quiet of late (hey, less hot air is a good thing right?).  And it’s no wonder given recent events.

All I’ve ever argued was that the science was far from settled.  So, with this I’ll consider myself vindicated.

Britain’s premier scientific institution is being forced to review its statements on climate change after a rebellion by members who question mankind’s contribution to rising temperatures.

The Royal Society has appointed a panel to rewrite the 350-year-old institution’s official position on global warming. It will publish a new “guide to the science of climate change” this summer. The society has been accused by 43 of its Fellows of refusing to accept dissenting views on climate change and exaggerating the degree of certainty that man-made emissions are the main cause.

The society appears to have conceded that it needs to correct previous statements. It said: “Any public perception that science is somehow fully settled is wholly incorrect — there is always room for new observations, theories, measurements.” This contradicts a comment by the society’s previous president, Lord May, who was once quoted as saying: “The debate on climate change is over.”

Maybe now I won’t have to die a slow and painful death from cancer, right Jacob? (heh, I see Jacob has sent his blog posting down the memory hole.  Not as sweet as an apology and admission he was wrong, but sweet just the same).

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Well, this makes sense.  Who can deny that America is in dire straits?

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Ok, it is no secret that I’m a federal civil servant.  Have been working for my Uncle Sam for over 33 years.  And I have another 89 days to go until I retire.  At the tender age of 55.  And I’ve earned a comfortable pension that I hope to collect for at least the next 20 years.

So, I guess this video is directed at me.

I think I’ve made some valuable contributions over the years and done generally very good to excellent work in public service.  In other words, I think I’ve earned my salary (or at least kept my end of the of the employment bargain of “a fair day’s work for a fair day’s pay”).

But yeah, the disparity between the government sector and the private sector is pretty shocking.  Makes me glad to be gettin’ out while the gettin’s good, because I expect there is a reckoning out there on the horizon.

So, I guess this makes for a classic case of cognitive dissonance.

Oh, and I used to work at the U.S. Department of Education.  It was cool to see the old building at the end of the video.  Although I can’t believe those crappy red school house structures are still there.  They were originally built as temporary structures to protect folks from falling marble from the buildings facade.  But they became a minor tourist attraction.  I used to stand out there and smoke and be amazed as tourists posed for photos in front of the plywood sheds.  No joke.

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I thought when we elected a black president, we were going to get a black president. You know, this [BP oil spill] is where I want a real black president. I want him in a meeting with the BP CEOs, you know, where he lifts up his shirt where you can see the gun in his pants. That’s — (in black man voice) we’ve got a ‘motherfu**ing problem here?’ Shoot somebody in the foot.”

And just when did Bill Maher join the Tea Party? 

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