Willful (and evil) ignorance

My heart started racing in panic when I read this, and it is still is, as I write this.

From the LA Times story, amazingly filed on their site as "entertainment news", Bush Doesn't Plan to See Gore Documentary:

President Bush had a two-word response when he was asked Monday during an appearance before the National Restaurant Association in Chicago whether he would see Al Gore's documentary on global warming.

"Doubt it," the president said.

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"We need to set aside whether or not greenhouse gases have been caused by mankind or because of natural effects and focus on the technologies that will enable us to live better lives and, at the same time, protect the environment," the president said.

I don't think anything that the man has ever said has made me this angry, which is saying a lot. We are in serious trouble.