Thylacene

Don't take CR's rant and dribble too seriously - he usually resorts to ad homs and personal attacks rather than address the issues.

He is one of the most opinionated of OLO posters on just about anything. His rambunctious humility or lack thereof on subjects he has little understanding speaks volumes about his ability to engage in respectful and rational discussion.

Col just likes to argue for the sake of argument regardless of the facts and switches the discussion (or completely ignores it) if he can't see it proceeding in the direction he wants it to go.

"We now live in more enlightened times" ... well, duh.

"provided we resist the despotism of compulsory global warming as defined by the modern “priesthood” of supposed climate scientists."

Have you heard anything as stupid as this? Pure vomit.

He implies the 'Galileos' of the world are fighting the 'orthodoxy' of climate change where in fact (see CR's other rants) it is the climate scientists who have challenged the orthodoxy and it is the priests of skepticism that are conducting the inquisition.

Don't get me wrong, I respect Col's opinions in accountancy and fiscal matters, but when it comes to climate science he is just blowing a lot of GHG, from both ends.

You have to have a lot of compassion for people like Col ... their heads are stuck so far up their butt that when they opine on things they don't understand all that comes out is shite.

Ask CR what he thinks of this;

http://www.skepticalscience.com/Is-Pacific-Decadal-Oscillation-the-Smoking-Gun.html

and don't be surprised if he replies in terms of some "socialism by stealth' mantra.