The Globe Isn’t Warm Enough

You don’t think Congress can pass tough global warming legislation. We asked in our latest Quick Poll! and 71% of you said no while only 29% said yes. That seems an acute analysis; it is going to be vary hard to pass a stringent bill, much though there are loud voices calling for it.

Many of you commented that congressional failure in this case would be a good thing because alarm over climate change is unwarranted. Many commentators expressed the view, summed up by Czech President Vaclav Klaus today at FT.com, that freedom, not the climate, is at risk as conviction about the dangers of global warming grows.

Here’s a new poll question: “Is it OK for Alberto Gonzales to stay as Attorney General?” Scroll to the Quick Poll! and vote.