Speaking of Hot Air

Al Gore's response is all too telling. Charged with using 20X the fossil fuel of a normal home, his response Tuesday was "sure, but I give money to green causes." Oh, okay then. That's tantamount to a serial killer saying, "yeah, but I have lots of unprotected sex with fertile women."

(Note that the article chooses to label the think tank as "conservative.")

The more telling aspect of this is that Gore knows that this is enough to placate the mainstream media and avoid being called a hypocrite (at least on air) by the pretty people behind the newsdesks.

Searches on CNN and the NY Times resulted in, you guess it, zero results. Maybe Hillary can label David Geffen a conservative and announce she gives to charities that promote honesty.

MSNBC did do a nice hit job on behalf of Gore against the Tennessee Center for Policy Research. Then there's the companion blog piece: "sure he's a hypocrite, but he's still right!" And conveniently swept under the rug is MSNBC's own piece on how bogus carbon offsets are. They may soothe your guilt, but they still don't do squat to lower the temperature.

The editors of the Wall Street Journal, however, have picked up the story and rightfully call Mr. Gore's spade a coal shovel. Kudos. At least I can read my subscription with a clean conscience.