"I'M SHOCKED!"

How can Al Gore be wrong yet again? How can he be in the middle of another scam? another lie? Global warming a hoax? Who could know?

Well, lots of us have doubted Al and global warming for some time. Now, we didn't know about the e-mails and the so-called scientists that reported only what benefited their cause. But we knew enough about the nature of cycles. We knew that the hottest year on record was 1928 for instance.

We had the history of Gore claiming to have invented the internet, and by the way, what had if it had been Quayle or Palin who said that? We watch him cry foul over the 2000 election because of the hanging chads in Florida when he can't even carry his home state of Tennessee.

And it continues. His mansion in Tennessee that was one of the most energy inefficient houses anywhere until it was discovered. His winning big awards for his farces. The celebration of hoaxes.

The thing is, I agree with all the efforts to be green. Just yesterday we took our three carry-in grocery bags when we went shopping. We try to conserve energy and support alternative types of energy use. We embrace windmills and solar. With one caveat--I don't like the new spirally light bulbs: I don't think they're as bright as my old eyes need, and they contain mercury. I don't even think newer thermometers contain mercury. So what do you do when one breaks? Where do you discard a burnt out one?

I wonder of Gore had anything to do with them?