Here is a curious quote from the Washington Post:

"The world has clamored for U.S. leadership on climate change. Yet for seven years the Bush administration denied and dithered while the planet warmed." [emphasis added]

Actually the earth's temperature, by all reliable accounts (that leaves out James Hansen and NASA/GISS), has gone down since Bush became President. So, it would be more correct to say Bush did nothing, and that was successful in reducing temperature. Now even the fervent warmists are hedging their bets by saying that the temperature will probably decline for the next 20 or 30 years. Can Al Gore, the Democrats, and the rest of the socialists in the world continue to scare people if the temperature goes into a long term decline? Their powerful propaganda machine includes the MSM and they can stifle dissent so they may be able to do it.