I sent Senator “Sheldon” the following…

I just want to congratulate the Senator for stating on the record a fairly concise and realistic view as regards mankind’s contribution towards global climate change. I just wish he had noted in his speech that the “spin doctors” and “lobbyists” used by the polluters are pretty much the same crowd used by the tobacco industry in it’s decades long fight against cigarette smoking being declared harmful.

While the tobacco industry eventually did lose that fight it only did so after 30 years of public opinion manipulation and litigation. The people involved obviously learned a great deal about how best to confuse and minimize the facts available to the public.

They are doing so again in regards to AGW and that really should be pointed out clearly. That many of the same names are prominent in regards to both issues, that these are paid “scientific doubt gunslingers” who will find a way to cast doubt upon any valid scientific finding, as long as “proper funding” is made available to them.

Sigh…anyway, loved the speech and my thanks.