Global Warming
Global warming is either the worst nightmare the human race could ever imagine, one of the biggest hoaxes ever perpetrated on mankind, or just bad science. Being a liberal, my first reactions to global warming was that it was real. But soon I realized that global warming had become another catalyst that divided the left from the right, politically speaking. We seem to have a lot of these catalyst nowadays. We have the Iraq war, abortion, church and state issues, and the biggest catalyst of them all, George Bush. Why is it that political patronage always takes precedent over common sense? Are these all really black and white issues? Do we really take the time to look at opposing points of view before taking our own posture on our personal politically correct views? I like to think that I do and therefore I would never blindly follow any political parties core beliefs, mainly because core beliefs in politics seem to change with the flow of money, power, and public opinion. So...getting back to global warming, is the jury still out? I have to admit that when it comes to science, I am certainly a light weight. And Im not going to accept it as gospel because Al Gore says is it so (although I have to admit, the fact that Rush Limbaugh says it is a hoax, tilts me towards the side of believing it's real). There are compelling arguments on both sides of this issue and certainly room for much debate. But here's how I see it....If you get a flat tire, it doesn't really matter if the flat was caused by a nail you left on your driveway or some act of God out on the highway. The bottom line is, you have to get the flat tire fixed. So, why are we arguing about the cause of global warming? Does it really matter how or why its happening? Even if there was no global warming, is it not a fact that we humans have polluted the planet almost to the point of no recovery? It seems to me that if we can clean up our house, and we are the cause of global warming, then we will not only have a cleaner environment but we may stop global warming. If we clean up our house and global warming is not man made but a natural cycle, then there is nothing we can do about it anyway, but at least we will have a cleaner house! So keep an open mind, keep debating, and for God sake, lets start house cleaning!