The weather is not an especially ideological topic. Liberals and conservatives, who feel heat and cold pretty equally, have an equal interest in figuring out if the planet is sick or well. In a world of truth seekers, we'd be looking at the currently thin evidence from countless angles, arriving at a wealth of idiosyncratic conclusions. We'd be all over the map. This is not that world.
People subscribe to philosophies that yield predictable conclusions.
And perfect certainty is a highly effective act, especially in this business, where it can make you rich. One night last year, global warming came up on Larry King Live, in a discussion between King and guest Bill Maher, the host of Politically Incorrect. We had on Jerry Falwell the other night and Congressman Dana Rohrabacher. Both of them believed that global warming was a myth. They thought it was just crazy, a rumor, and they were very upset about oral sex.