Eric Jacobsen <[email protected]> wrote:

>On 12/1/2009 12:40 PM, Steve Pope wrote:

>> Um, sorry, posting links to Wall Street Journal articles is
>> injecting politics into. Don't blame me.

>I strongly disagree. That seems akin to me of the logical fallacy of
>"poisoning the well": The WSJ is conservative, therefore this article
>must be right wing and therefore unreliable!

No. The politics here is that of driving the debate, to get
people to think that polluters by default should proceed unimpeded
unless some unreasonable bar be met regarding proof of global
warming. The WSJ pieces is 100% politics aimed at this end.

>Prof. Lindzen is a well-respected researcher at MIT and has been in the
>"skeptical" camp for a long time. Perhaps WSJ is one of the few venues
>where he can publish. I suggest people assess the content of the
>article rather than any perceived reputation of the publisher.

I respect your opinion but disagree with your perception of
what is going on.

Steve