You know, it's really sad when people have to politicize a catastrophe.

Robert F Kennedy Jr.

As Hurricane Katrina dismantles Mississippi’s Gulf Coast, it’s worth recalling the central role that Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour played in derailing the Kyoto Protocol and kiboshing President Bush’s iron-clad campaign promise to regulate CO2...

On March 13, Bush reversed his previous position, announcing he would not back a CO2 restriction using the language and rationale provided by Barbour. Echoing Barbour’s memo, Bush said he opposed mandatory CO2 caps, due to “the incomplete state of scientific knowledge” about global climate change.

Well, the science is clear. This month, a study published in the journal Nature by a renowned MIT climatologist linked the increasing prevalence of destructive hurricanes to human-induced global warming.

Now we are all learning what it’s like to reap the whirlwind of fossil fuel dependence which Barbour and his cronies have encouraged. Our destructive addiction has given us a catastrophic war in the Middle East and--now--Katrina is giving our nation a glimpse of the climate chaos we are bequeathing our children.

The German paper SPIEGEL ONLINE. Maybe the German people who for last winters tsunami relief gave a pittance compared to what Americans gave, should just shut-up and open their pocket books. (Didn't Bush get blamed for that too?)

"The Bush government rejects international climate protection goals by insisting that imposing them would negatively impact the American economy. The American president is closing his eyes to the economic and human costs his land and the world economy are suffering under natural catastrophes like Katrina and because of neglected environmental policies."

And the Daily Kos assumes that there is no National Guard left to protect and help those in Louisiana.

Unfortunately, the citizens of the state of Louisiana are about to face the full force of Katrina without the benefit of their National Guard troops to protect them.

This is a direct consequence of President Bush's bad decision to invade Iraq.

Bush's decision to fight terrorism by taking the battle "over there" is about to hit home.

I have to break some good news to the Daily Kos, the Louisiana National Guard were there in force, in the superdome and setting up other shelters, helping state police with evacuations and preparing to support relief operations in the hurricane's aftermath.

The Louisiana National Guard had called almost 3,500 of its members to state active duty as of 7 a.m. today to assist in missions ranging from assisting law enforcement agencies with traffic control and security; transporting and distributing food, water and ice, conducting searches and rescues; providing generator support; and carrying out other missions to protect life and property.

Also routing the Blame Bush first moonbats:
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Ace of Spades HQ

Update: Some of you that may think that the recent rise in hurricane number and ferocity is because of global warming. William M. Gray, a professor of atmospheric science at Colorado State University who issues forecasts for the hurricane season says not so.

Because hurricanes form over warm ocean water, it is easy to assume that the recent rise in their number and ferocity is because of global warming.

But that is not the case, scientists say. Instead, the severity of hurricane seasons changes with cycles of temperatures of several decades in the Atlantic Ocean. The recent onslaught "is very much natural," said William M. Gray, a professor of atmospheric science at Colorado State University who issues forecasts for the hurricane season.

From 1970 to 1994, the Atlantic was relatively quiet, with no more than three major hurricanes in any year and none at all in three of those years. Cooler water in the North Atlantic strengthened wind shear, which tends to tear storms apart before they turn into hurricanes.

In 1995, hurricane patterns reverted to the active mode of the 1950's and 60's.

Rosemary at Dean's World takes the Daily Kos to task for their blame Bush frenzy.

Update II: EU Rota has the actual data from NOAA on hurricane frequency going back to 1851.

Will the Sunni voters boycott the referendum on their Constitution and make the same mistake twice. Captain Ed has the story.

For real according to David Hutchison, a Cryogenics expert, who cryogenically tempers all kinds of metals. A few years ago he began freezing engine components on his hybrid Honda. The results were a fuel-efficiency dream.

A few years ago he began an experiment on his hybrid Honda, freezing the engine components. The results were a fuel-efficiency dream.

David Hutchison says, “You should expect a “Cryo'd” engine to last anywhere from 600,000 to 1 million miles without wearing out.”

Apparently NASCAR thinks there is merit to it.

Racers have picked up on David's trick of cryogenically freezing car parts. It is now widely accepted among NASCAR and Indy-car racers...

Hutchison tells us cryogenically tempering car parts has more benefits than just fuel efficiency. He freezes all of the brake rotors at a car dealership near his home in Missouri. It makes them last three to five times longer.

Watch the KFOR-TV video about David Hutchison's cryogenics experiment here.