Me neither.  Which is only part of the reason this argument is ridiculous.

Washington (AP) — A climate and energy bill being pushed in the Senate would cost American households 22 to 40 cents a day – less than the cost of a first-class postage stamp, the Obama administration said Tuesday.

They’ve also failed to mention what it would cost the energy producers to install unproven technology to reduce emissions of something that may or may not be contributing to the phenomenon of global warming (which may or may not be actually happening).  We would be paying those costs too in addition to funding the new bureaucracy in charge of making energy more expensive.

Brilliant.

But that’s not the only stupidity here.  We’ve also got this comment.

Obama said the spill was a stark reminder that the days of cheap and easy-to-get oil are numbered, adding that the tragedy unfolding in the Gulf should spark Congress to embrace a “clean energy” future that lessens dependence on oil and other fossil fuels.

No, the spill is a stark reminder of the tyranny of so-called environmentalists that push legislation that keeps oil companies from drilling in places where oil is far more easily accessible (ANWR anyone?).  By pushing drilling equipment that far away from land, you increase the difficulty in obtaining the oil and increase the risk of accidents. But it makes people feel better if they can’t see it.

Here was an accident caused by over-reaching regulations, and the proposed solution is more regulation. At least they didn’t halt the cleanup effort over some made up safety concern.  Oh wait!  Because contacting the company that built the barges to find out how many life vests are on board is so much more logical that stepping aboard and counting them.

Again, I say: Drop your pants and throw a puppy at it! (I’m amazed at how well this continues to fit.)

Well it is freaking cold as predicted.  But I wore these shoes anyway.  The orange pair.  I wore the other pair yesterday.  Just thought you’d like to know.

My kid’s school district decided at midnight last night to close the schools giving me plenty of time to plan.  So he’s at work with me today with his DS and a portable DVD player.  I kind of like balancing GL accounts while listening to The Incredibles.

*I’m outrageously busy at work.  Thus, short posting.

And they are closing the schools and telling parents to bundle up their children!  There’s ice and freezing fog!  Could you maybe just put out a bit more carbon for us?  I was not designed for this global warming.

And also, the ice forces me to wear sensible shoes.  Curse you Al Gore!!

Yeah, that was the Goracle’s eloquent response to Sarah Palin’s Op-Ed in the Washington Post.  The funny thing is that Sarah Palin didn’t deny that climate change exists.  She only said that, like gravity, man doesn’t make it happen. Isaac Newton would have been shocked to find out that it was due to cow farts that the apple fell to the ground.

But his over-bloatedness couldn’t be bothered with actual facts.  And a good rant is just too easy and overdone.

And so, I give you a tribute to the Goracle in song. (Apologies to the Little Drummer Boy)

Come he told me, the globe is too warm

A brand new truth to see, the globe is too warm

It’s Inconvenient you know, the globe is too warm

To the theater we go, the globe is too warm

globe is too warm, globe is too warm

So we cap and tax, the globe is too warm

Give him the ax

E-mails tossed around, the globe is too warm

Snow falls to the ground, the globe is too warm

I demand a recount! the globe is too warm

Investigation to mount, the globe is too warm

globe is too warm, globe is too warm

Hide the decline now, the globe is too warm

Sacred cow

Write bad poetry, the globe is too warm

Rewrite history, the globe is too warm

Carbon credits to sell, the globe is too warm

His bank account to swell, the globe is too warm

globe is too warm, globe is too warm

The lie is crashing down, the globe is too warm

Gore is a clown.

Is anyone else wondering about the connection here?  We’ve got 2 really terrible bills that OMG must be passed NOW! The planet is dying!  I swear, it’s really true.  Trust me, I’m from the government.  You don’t need to look at all the dissenting scientists.  And some people don’t have medical insurance.  It’s not their fault they buy pot and beer and lottery tickets instead.  They are victims.

The health care reform bill is attempting to enslave the broke to the government by holding their health in the balance.  Dear Reader promises that you can keep your existing coverage if you like it.  This will just be there as a safety net.  Funny, I thought my health insurance premiums were already paying for my ’safety net’ against medical expense.  So the regular taxpayer that wants to keep their coverage now gets to pay for both.

Well that’s all hunky dory right?

But what happens when your electricity bill is more than you can afford?  Where do you think the local coal fired power plant is going to get the money to pay for their carbon licenses?  What happens when your employer’s bills go up?  Think you’ll get that annual raise?  Christmas bonus?  Or might you just get a notice of termination?

And suddenly you find yourself broke and far from alone in your new situation.  Suddenly that ‘public option’ becomes the only option.  It doesn’t really matter anymore whether or not you liked your private coverage.  The clinics will fill up with those forcefully bound to the government’s teat.  What else are you going to do?  And so you hop into the line that treats patients in the order they were received.  This is the Hope and Change.  Hope that tumor isn’t malignant.  Change that bum heart out yourself.  Hope you rank high enough when they do a cost/benefit analysis on you.  Maybe you’ll just get painkillers instead.

So the House of Ill Repute passed Cap and Trade by a narrow margin.  We’re supposed to believe that this measure will save teh planet from Glowbull Worming.  You know, since Al Gore said it, it must be true.  Maybe I’m terribly naive, but I kind of think a bill should actually be written before anyone votes on it.   Of course, maybe someone should scientifically prove the existence of Glowbull Worming and the underlying causes.

But instead, teh Pelousy rush, rush, rushed it on through.  Because it’s important that we believe in the power-point presentation.  The world could die!  Cow farts!  Oh the humanity!

And so the Vegetation Asphixiation Act of 2009 is headed to the Senate.  We can hope some great minds actually write something which can be read and voted down.  Don’t hold your breath.

Because there was global warming all over my car.  I had to clear it off before heading to choir rehearsal at 10 this morning.

This was what the neighborhood looked like

Got home around noon, and there was more global warming falling out of the sky!

Hope my peonies survive the climate!

And the peaches

And Oh! The Irisis!

Here’s hoping this is the last we see of global warming around here for a while.

This may look like snow in my front yard.

But I assure you that it is not.  This is sleet.

See the block of ice on wheels in my driveway?

Notice how there are no tracks in the street.  No one in my neighborhood has felt like chancing that mess.  This picture was taken at about 8:30 this morning.  Yes, it’s a work day.

(more pictures after the break)

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