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Taking the Bull By The Horns

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It’s a metaphor…..

Climate change crazies have long stopped being embarrassed by any inconsistencies in their positions or conflicts in their data, so it’s no surprise that a scheduled global warming protest in Maryland took place this week on a day where snow swirled around the protesters.

Judging by the picture, it was a less-than-stellar turnout and a terrible waste of an African tribal drum.

This is downright humiliating. This kind of poorly-attended, badly-timed rally makes Larry Craig’s public relations efforts look good by comparison.

To paraphrase Vince Vaughn’s character in Dodgeball, “Too bad Hallmark doesn’t make a ‘Sorry your protest got killed by two inches of irony’ card.”

I particularly enjoy the sign that says, “Help Stop Climate Change.” And what? Have it snow every day in Maryland?

You might as well have a sign that says “Help End Cats and Dogs Fighting” or “Let’s Stamp Out Gravity.”

Climate’s been changing for a couple of billion years. Do we really want to go charging off and spend trillions of dollars to keep the climate exactly as it is now?

Let’s see if we can’t handle something a little simpler first like bringing peace to the Middle East or going two weeks without seeing Britney Spears’ kitty all over the Internet.

Do we really need another quixotic quest in this country that will serve as a sinkhole of time, money and an excuse for politicians to raise taxes and retire early?

Let’s let individuals decide how much energy they want to con or whether or not to wear bamboo underwear.

But let’s not bring progress to a halt in the name of trying to regulate either citizens or nature.

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