The Sky Is Falling... or The environmentalists better back off before I bust a CFC cap in them.

I got a call today by my mom about a hurricane that is floating in the Atlantic. It's name is Bertha. No doubt the "weather geeks" want a chance to add the moniker "Big Bertha". Somehow the appearance of this hurricane... during hurricane season... has prompted threats about global warming.

Let me state a few obvious truths:
1. It is July and it is supposed to be in the 90's. I live in the South.
2. It is hurricane season, which implies that hurricanes are probable
3. The media wants another Katrina (which is still a pitiful subject) so bad they follow every hurricane and act as if it were the bringer of the end of the world.

Now for my Katrina comment. Katrina did more direct damage to outlying areas of New Orleans than the actual city itself. The problem with New Orleans was it was a death trap and had been for centuries. No sensible person would have stayed there when a hurricane was comming. The kicker is everyone expected the government to fix everything. That's what charity is for. The government's only duty is to make sure the country runs. It's not a difficult concept. The engineering, management, inhabitants, and mayor of New Orleans were all morons. I'm sorry if that pisses off a few people but it's the truth. I volunteered to help with reconstruction of New Orleans because it was a horrible fate for any community. But no one should expect absolute repayment for a loss.

A reasonable example would be this:
You live in an area that is labled a fire hazard. No fire has occured in 100 years, but everyone says it is due. All of a sudden a fire ignites due to lightening and it spreads to the point your entire town is burned down. People refused to leave the town and died in the fire... even though it was seen from miles away. During the fire homes were looted and police were killed. The scene was total chaos. The local government sends support to help quell the fires but little can be done. After the fire has died out the federal agencies arrive to provide support. Yet social activists say the government acted too late and everyone effected is owed money and support. Not only that, but the activists say the area mainly consisted of minorities and there was a vast conspiracy to not act.

This sounds like a sham if there ever was one. No government wishes it's own citizens to suffer. The key is to the reading of the Constitution. This argument has existed since the birth of the nation. Is the security of the United States citizens dependent on the state government or the federal? It's not that deep of a concept, considering the fact we've mastered flight into space. Yet people have manipulated this idea for more than a century to make political gains.

Now the new scheme is global warming. While I don't deny the world is warming (nor do I agree with the theory), I don't think it is a viable political device. I know it's the only thing Al Gore can make money on these days. However, Al Gore has proven what a dunce he can be. My belief in global warming is like so many environmentalists' beliefs in God. It's a sad fact, but very true. Be angry if you want, but prove me wrong.