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his is one of those “only
in America type things”.
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) took to Facebook on
Tuesday to recast California’s worst drought in 1200 years as a “man-made water
shortage” — not worsened by climate change, but by President Obama himself.
He also asserted that, in the midst of the historic Dust
Bowl conditions, Americans still have a God-given right to green lawns.
Boehner, of course, famously said in May that he is “not
qualified to debate the science over climate change.” That just affirmed what
was clear from his bizarre 2009 assertion: “The idea that carbon dioxide is a
carcinogen that is harmful to our environment is almost comical.”
But admitted scientific ignorance doesn’t slow the Speaker
down. What has sparked his blinkered outrage this time is this photo he posted
on Facebook:
Read the ClimateProgress
story - “Boehner Blames California Drought On Obama”.
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