With Al Due Respect, We're Doomed

With Al Due Respect, We're Doomed

By Dana Milbank
Thursday, January 29, 2009; A03


The lawmakers gazed in awe at the figure before them. The Goracle had seen the future, and he had come to tell them about it.

What the Goracle saw in the future was not good: temperature changes that "would bring a screeching halt to human civilization and threaten the fabric of life everywhere on the Earth -- and this is within this century, if we don't change."

The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, John Kerry (D-Mass.), appealed to hear more of the Goracle's premonitions. "Share with us, if you would, sort of the immediate vision that you see in this transformative process as we move to this new economy," he beseeched.

"Geothermal energy," the Goracle prophesied. "This has great potential; it is not very far off."

Another lawmaker asked about the future of nuclear power. "I have grown skeptical about the degree to which it will expand," the Goracle spoke.

A third asked the legislative future -- and here the Goracle spoke in riddle. "The road to Copenhagen has three steps to it," he said.

Sen. James Risch (R-Idaho) begged the Goracle to look further into the future. "What does your modeling tell you about how long we're going to be around as a species?" he inquired.

The Goracle chuckled. "I don't claim the expertise to answer a question like that, Senator."

It was a jarring reminder that the Goracle is, indeed, mortal. Once Al Gore was a mere vice president, but now he is a Nobel laureate and climate-change prophet. He repeats phrases such as "unified national smart grid" the way he once did "no controlling legal authority" -- and the ridicule has been replaced by worship, even by his political foes.

"Tennessee," gushed Sen. Bob Corker, a Republican from Gore's home state, "has a legacy of having people here in the Senate and in public service that have been of major consequence and contributed in a major way to the public debate, and you no doubt have helped build that legacy." If that wasn't quite enough, Corker added: "Very much enjoyed your sense of humor, too."

Humor? From Al Gore? "I benefit from low expectations," he replied.

Obama’s thermostat setting: “He likes it warm;” Prediction: Mrs. Obama will shop for cardigans today.

Looks like another case of more “shared sacrifice” for thee, but not for He.

After lecturing us all to turn down our thermostats to “72 degrees at all times” on the campaign trail, The One moves into the White House and promptly cranks up the heat to tropical temperatures! (Hat tip - Ed Morrissey)

He's even more looney than before... Gore's a joke.. thank GOD we never elected that hysterical buffoon

Whats worse is, there are those who listen to him and buy into all of his crazy theories.

Turn the thermostat *down* to 72??

Good Lord.

You are supposed to turn it down to 65 and put on a sweater.

Turn the thermostat *down* to 72??

Good Lord.

You are supposed to turn it down to 65 and put on a sweater.

i'll tell ya though.

man, it's going to be tough choice at the liqour store tonight.

that extra tax bill for heating the white house is really wearing on me...

You don't have a problem with O-man wanting to give $400 million (or is it billion?) to Global Warming research and instead of you know, leading by example and reducing his 'carbon footprint' (lol, I wonder who came up with that little gem of a phrase) by keeping the thermostat in the WH down, he cranks dat souljaboy up but good, cause man he likes it toasty? He's a hypocrite.

I knew that was going to be hussein's M.O. long ago. He sat front and center listening to his 'personal friend', the reverend wright, for TWENTY YEARS, listening to the frothing at the mouth, racist rants, but yet had no problem with it UNTIL he had Presidential aspirations. Hussein is a two faced little prick. A hypocrite. Do as I say, not as I do is EXACTLY what that hollier than thou little twit is about. As much as I'm hoping the ass wad doesn't do grave damage to America, and might accidentally do some good, I hate the mother fucker none the less.

You don't have a problem with O-man wanting to give $400 million (or is it billion?) to Global Warming research and instead of you know, leading by example and reducing his 'carbon footprint' (lol, I wonder who came up with that little gem of a phrase) by keeping the thermostat in the WH down, he cranks dat souljaboy up but good, cause man he likes it toasty? He's a hypocrite.