Yosimite Sam on Global Warming Conference: ‘If Anyone’s Isolated Here, It’s Al Gore’

[CatWoman]

Recently, former Vice President Al Gore — to “rapturous” applause — slammed the Bush administration for being “principally responsible for obstructing progress in Bali” by opposing mandatory greenhouse gas caps.

Yesterday on Fox News, former U.N. ambassador John Bolton criticized Gore, claiming that he is “wrong” on the climate change issue. Bolton claimed that the U.S. was pursuing the right path by refusing to support mandatory limits on climate change, since Canada, Japan, Russia, and China also oppose them:

Well, not unusual for Vice President Gore to be wrong, either, as he is in this case. Of the G8 industralized democracies, four — the United States, Japan, Canada, and Russia — share our view. .. If you look at the developing countries, Brazil, India, and China all oppose these targets as well. So, the notion that this is the fault of the U.S. is wrong.

If anybody’s isolated here, I think it’s the Europeans and Al Gore. … This is a U.N. conference after all, and that’s principally what people like to do — blame us for all the problems.

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/15/bolton-bali/

[Orrex]

1. I am reluctant to insult large anuses by calling Bolton a great big asshole

But it's hard to come up with any other descriptor that's as flawlessly accurate.

:puke:

[Lisa]

2. Normally I don't think policymakers can do humor ... but this is really funny

That John Bolton! I mean, by definition, if Al Gore is "isolated", it hardly makes sense to lump "the Europeans" in with him, does it! But that's why the man is such a comedic genius.