Comments on: George W. Bush the Unifier? You Bet! http://itsapundit.com/blog/2007/06/04/george-w-bush-the-unifier-you-bet/ And so are you Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:25:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.3-2.2.1 By: John W Lillpop http://itsapundit.com/blog/2007/06/04/george-w-bush-the-unifier-you-bet/#comment-1961 John W Lillpop Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:48:35 +0000 http://itsapundit.com/blog/2007/06/04/george-w-bush-the-unifier-you-bet/#comment-1961 On July 25, 1997, before the Kyoto Protocol was finalized (although it had been fully negotiated, and a penultimate draft was finished), the U.S. Senate unanimously passed by a 95–0 vote the Byrd-Hagel Resolution (S. Res. 98),[58][59] which stated the sense of the Senate was that the United States should not be a signatory to any protocol that did not include binding targets and timetables for developing as well as industrialized nations or "would result in serious harm to the economy of the United States". On July 25, 1997, before the Kyoto Protocol was finalized (although it had been fully negotiated, and a penultimate draft was finished), the U.S. Senate unanimously passed by a 95–0 vote the Byrd-Hagel Resolution (S. Res. 98),[58][59] which stated the sense of the Senate was that the United States should not be a signatory to any protocol that did not include binding targets and timetables for developing as well as industrialized nations or "would result in serious harm to the economy of the United States".

]]> By: John W Lillpop http://itsapundit.com/blog/2007/06/04/george-w-bush-the-unifier-you-bet/#comment-1960 John W Lillpop Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:47:40 +0000 http://itsapundit.com/blog/2007/06/04/george-w-bush-the-unifier-you-bet/#comment-1960 Bush is indeed a political beast. And going back a few years, we see that: On July 25, 1997, before the Kyoto Protocol was finalized (although it had been fully negotiated, and a penultimate draft was finished), the U.S. Senate unanimously passed by a 95–0 vote the Byrd-Hagel Resolution (S. Res. 98),[58][59] which stated the sense of the Senate was that the United States should not be a signatory to any protocol that did not include binding targets and timetables for developing as well as industrialized nations or "would result in serious harm to the economy of the United States". Politics is nasty! Bush is indeed a political beast.

And going back a few years, we see that:

On July 25, 1997, before the Kyoto Protocol was finalized (although it had been fully negotiated, and a penultimate draft was finished), the U.S. Senate unanimously passed by a 95–0 vote the Byrd-Hagel Resolution (S. Res. 98),[58][59] which stated the sense of the Senate was that the United States should not be a signatory to any protocol that did not include binding targets and timetables for developing as well as industrialized nations or "would result in serious harm to the economy of the United States".

Politics is nasty!

]]> By: Sean O http://itsapundit.com/blog/2007/06/04/george-w-bush-the-unifier-you-bet/#comment-1945 Sean O Mon, 04 Jun 2007 20:25:04 +0000 http://itsapundit.com/blog/2007/06/04/george-w-bush-the-unifier-you-bet/#comment-1945 I run a website that discusses global warming http://www.globalwarming-factorfiction.com so I feel that I have a handle on most of the pertinent issues. In my opinion, Mr. Bush is simply giving into politics. This isn't surprising - he is a politician. With the elections coming up in about 18 months he needs to set up for a successor from the Republican party. He cannot allow the Democratic candidates to make global warming a huge issue so it only makes political sense to agree to some types of talks and discussions. It is interesting though that when Mr. Bush acts as an administrator (the job he gets paid for) he has said that the science does not support dramatic changes in our economy - hence the US did not sign the Kyoto document. I run a website that discusses global warming http://www.globalwarming-factorfiction.com so I feel that I have a handle on most of the pertinent issues.

In my opinion, Mr. Bush is simply giving into politics. This isn't surprising - he is a politician. With the elections coming up in about 18 months he needs to set up for a successor from the Republican party. He cannot allow the Democratic candidates to make global warming a huge issue so it only makes political sense to agree to some types of talks and discussions.

It is interesting though that when Mr. Bush acts as an administrator (the job he gets paid for) he has said that the science does not support dramatic changes in our economy - hence the US did not sign the Kyoto document.

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