IS RUSSIA ALIGNED WITH CONSERVATES ON CLIMATEGATE?

A bit of perplexing yet refreshing reality here. As has been the case as climategate has been unfolding, the British press is putting the American press to shame. The longer that goes on, the more shameful the American press continues to look. Pride is a very powerful and destructive thing, isn't it? Thanks to James Delingpole at the London TELEGRAPH, it appears Russia is continuing to be a thorn in the side of the Allegory crowd, especially if the rumors that the release of the CRU emails were the result of Russia protecting its oil interests.

Delingpole quotes from a Russian press release:

Climategate has already affected Russia. On Tuesday, the Moscow-based Institute of Economic Analysis (IEA) issued a report claiming that the Hadley Center for Climate Change based at the headquarters of the British Meteorological Office in Exeter (Devon, England) had probably tampered with Russian-climate data.

The IEA believes that Russian meteorological-station data did not substantiate the anthropogenic global-warming theory. Analysts say Russian meteorological stations cover most of the country’s territory, and that the Hadley Center had used data submitted by only 25% of such stations in its reports. Over 40% of Russian territory was not included in global-temperature calculations for some other reasons, rather than the lack of meteorological stations and observations.

Now it appears Russia views what CRU might have done with its data as an affront and may be willing to go to the mat over it.

Great news if you are a "denier". Not good news if you support Allegory.

h/t to AT

VIDEO: MORE LORD MONCKTON IN COPENHAGEN - KEEP IT COMING!

It is simply astounding how powerful the actual truth is. Lord Monckton and Phelim McAleer are roaming all over the Copenhagen conference challenging man-made climate change proponents while Allegory is hiding behind U.N. thugs with guns who are in desperate need of a credible diet plan and a daily shaving regimen.

Armed with nothing more than facts, microphones, and the growing climategate scandal, Monckton and McAleer are unwittingly performing a tag-team smackdown of the Environmental movement.

Gotta love this one...



Now for Phelim McAleer on Neil Cavuto. McAleer, donning the polar bear costume is talking to Cavuto about all of the absurdity he's uncovering when he is suddenly pelted with a vegetable.

Priceless. Also take note of Cavuto's response to both the vegetable throwing and McAleer's quote, which was, "I've seen worse in Belfast on a Friday night".



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OBAMACARE HIT WITH TWO BIG BODY BLOWS TODAY

First off, body blow #1. It looks like we're back to civil war within the Democrat party. Like before, it involves the far left socialists vs. moderates and politicians not wanting to get voted out of office. The face of the far left socialists is none other than Howard Dean who wants to see the bill scrapped because it's watered down and doesn't provide the government option so desperately lusted after by the far left. He appeared on GMA this morning to make his case.

President Obama said he likes the Senate health care compromise and wants it passed by Christmas, but he faces a revolt from some liberals who say the health care bill has been gutted to appease insurance companies.

Gov. Howard Dean responds to the latest push on the health care debate.
"This is a bigger bailout for the insurance industry than AIG," former Democratic National Committee chairman and medical doctor Howard Dean told "Good Morning America's" George Stephanopoulos today.

CLICK HERE to watch the exchange between Stephanopoulous and Dean. Is it me or does Steph seem more than just a little agitated with what Dean has done?

Now for body blow #2. Republican senators Tom Coburn (OK) and Jim DeMint (SC) revealed what's inside the trojan horse right there on the senate floor. The Senator who gave coughed inside the horse as Coburn and DeMint were inspecting it is Bernie Sanders (I) of Vermont (yes, Dean's state). Sanders' amendment was the most outwardly socialist language in the bill and Coburn called his bluff and, using Senate rules, required the clerk to read it. At that point, Sanders pulled the bill ENTIRELY and went on a seemingly endless rant about something tangentially related, if at all.

DeMint is now threatening to require that the entire bill be read aloud on the floor.

UPDATE: The two body blows may have just been followed by a Haymaker. It remains to be seen if it lands. SEIU and the AFL-CIO may be withdrawing their support for the bill as well. According to HUFFPO

Two of the country's largest labor groups, the SEIU and the AFL-CIO, are each holding emergency executive meetings today to discuss whether they should support the latest round of health care compromises made by Senate Democrats.

Though there's no official word yet, early indications based on talks with various officials are that the groups will either formally oppose the legislation or, less dramatically, just not fight very hard to ensure its passage.

Labor leaders are fuming at the concessions that Democratic leadership made in the last few days to win the support of the caucus's most conservative members, notably Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.).

It could be that Lieberman ended up doing some good after all.



h/t to HA