How often does Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) take a fossil fueled flight?
(The Hill) Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse gave the 100th speech in his weekly climate change series on Monday, saying that there will be “a reckoning†on the issue.
“One day there will be a reckoning,†the Rhode Island Democrat said. “If we wake up, if we get this right, if we turn that ponderous balance of destiny in our time, it can be their reckoning. It does not have to be all of ours. It can be their shame; not the shame of our democracy.â€
Despite the soft political language, this is clearly a threat to those who refuse to join the Cult Of Climastrology. This is what Progressives (nice fascists) like to do: threaten when they do not get their way. If you read his entire speech, you can see that this is, in fact, a threat, since it comes at the end of the speech where he spent quite a bit of time whining and condemning those who stand opposed to the CoC.
What’s my #1 reason? Easy. Rhode Island. The consequences of carbon pollution for the Ocean State are undeniable. The tide gauge at Naval Station Newport is up nearly ten inches since the 1930s. The water in Narragansett Bay is 3-4 degrees Fahrenheit warmer in the winter than just fifty years ago.
The official tide gauge in Newport shows a trend of 0.9 feet of sea rise over 100 years, being at an average of 2.74mm per year. This is entirely reasonable during a Holocene warm period. In fact, we would actually expect a higher rise, in the range of 16+ inches a year. Nothing he yammers about is proof of anthropogenic causation, just a mostly natural change in climatic conditions.
He doesn’t care: like any good fascist, he will threaten. Yet, he won’t change his own behavior.
