Congressman Seeks Scientists' Personal Data

jfengel writes "The Washington Post reports that House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton (R-TX) has requested raw data and personal financial information on three scientists who published a paper which claimed that temperatures rose precipitously in the 20th century. Colleagues (including other Republicans) are calling the investigation 'misguided and illegitimate.' Barton has long been an opponent of government action on global warming."

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Typical Republicans

[HangingChad]

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton (R-Tx) has requested raw data and personal financial information on three scientists who published a paper which claimed that temperatures rose precipitously in the 20th century.

Republicans have perfected the strategy that if you don't like the message, seek to discredit the messenger.

Apparently the Republican party was in charge when Jesus was on earth because that was the same strategy the local political powers pursued against Him.

Re:Not black and white.

[bryan8m]

More likely, this congressman is funded by some oil or coal company.

Wow. Big surprise.

[millennial]

A Texas Republican who doesn't take global warming seriously. That's sort of like a Catholic Pope.

The Age of Reason ...

[willtsmith]

... The age of reason has been thouroughly trounced in Washington for the last 8 years. Republicans has stomped it out.

That is unless your some kind of knuckle dragging creationist.

Re:Wow. Big surprise.

[Deodat]

Dale: Hey, I know what's wrong with your truck. It's your quote-unquote "pollution control". I heard on talk radio you don't even need 'em. They're just an egghead government plot. Hank: How is cutting down on pollution a government plot, Dale? Dale: Open up your eyes, man! They're trying to control global warming! Get it? GLO-BAL! Hank: So what? Dale: That's code for U.N. commissars telling Americans what temperature it's gonna be in our outdoors. I say, let the world warm up! See what Boutros Boutros-Ghali-Ghali thinks about that! We'll grow oranges in Alaska!

Re:Not black and white.

[Anonymous Coward]

It is nice to see that someone understands that just because you are a Republican or Democrat that you're not evil and retarded.

It's true that being a Republican or Democrat rarely means that you're evil and retarded. However, being a Republican or Democrat almost always means that you're evil or retarded.

Note to moderators: This is not a trall or flamebait, and should not be modded as such. It is, however, informative (since it is absolutely factual), and should be modded as such.

Texans Will Flee Texas Following Global Warming ??

[bryanbrunton]

The world's scientific community has created theorized a number of severe and nearly catastrophic harms that will result from global warming.

But wait! No one has considered what could be the worst of all possible outcomes from global warming:

TEXANS WILL BE FORCED TO LEAVE TEXAS

When the sh*t really hits the fan, when confonted with regular daily temperatures in the 140 degree range, we will be faced with a massive northern migration of Texans, such as this Joe Barton cracker, throughout the greater continental United States.

Good God, we must to stop global warming now! If we can just make people aware of the dire consequences of having large numbers of Texans living outside of Texas, then surely everyone will come to their senses and start solving this problem.