While there will be no shoe-ins during this upcoming election cycle, we've all been watching the sometimes humorous, always entertaining field of would-be Republican candidates trip all over one another in their sprint toward the nomination.
At the first "real" straw poll, Michele Bachmann garnered first place in the Iowa unofficial count, followed closely by self-proclaimed Libertarian, Ron Paul. However, most Americans (including myself) were unaware of what exactly this poll entailed. I was surprised to discover Bachmann purchased approximately 4,000 tickets at $30 per to insure her capture of the top prize? She then followed this "win" by going on many Sunday-morning political talk shows to tout her win.
It seems the one with the most money takes top prize...
As the dust settled, or, even as the dust was settling, Texas Gov. Rick Perry leaped smack dab into the fray.
Ah, Rick Perry...
As he was campaigning in New Hampshire, Perry told his audience there was no such thing as man-made global warming... blaming scientists for scaring "ordinary" folks.
Several weeks [and one hurricane later], we can reevaluate his words as we've watched Irene sweep up the eastern coast, leaving a wide path of destruction in it's wake. The state of Vermont [still under water in some parts] will take weeks to return to a sense of normalcy.
According to Perry, there is no such thing as "global warming"... and even worse, he has no idea just how old the planet really is. [for those who really want the answer, the accepted age is approximately 4.55 billion years, give or take a few...]
But, back to global warming...
According to online Wikipedia: Global warming is the continuing rise in the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans. Global warming is caused by increased concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, resulting from human activities such as deforestation and burning of fossil fuels. This finding is recognized by the national science academies of all the major industrialized countries and is not disputed by any scientific body of national or international standing.
For those who don't understand what this means; basically scientists are suggesting (strongly) that "global warming" will lead to greater negative weather patterns across the globe, which is not a good thing for humanity (or other living creatures).
Given his utter lack of knowledge, is Rick Perry really the best nominee available to lead the Republican party to a successful campaign season in 2012?
I sure wonder...
God save us from the morons...
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