New York Socialist Times cries over 'climate change'

True to its Socialist ideals, the New York Socialist Times is crying about the lack of Socialist (excuse me, "progressive") action in Bali. And for that matter, why the hell was a conference on "climate change" held in a terrorist nation like Indonesia? The Bali bombers were just released ahead of schedule, and then treated to a party at the home of the country's counterterrorism chief. It's madness, I tell ya.

Here's the New York Socialist Times in all its glory:

In Bali, where delegates from 187 countries met to begin framing a new global warming treaty, America’s negotiators were in full foot-dragging mode, acting as spoilers rather than providing the leadership the world needs.

In Washington, caving to pressures from the White House, the utilities and the oil companies, the Senate settled for a merely decent energy bill instead of a very good one that would have set the country on a clear path to a cleaner energy future.

The only way the Times editorial board could conclude that the United States should provide "the leadership the world needs" on "climate change", they must believe there is a scientific consensus on climate change and its causes. There is not, and that is well known at this point, even in socialist circles. That doesn't stop the NYST from pushing its political agenda, as opposed to practicing a dying art -- journalism.

From the United States the delegates got nothing, except a promise to participate in the forthcoming negotiations. Even prying that out of the Bush administration required enormous effort.

Good; as it should be. The carbon-criers should get nothing from us -- this whole Global Warming Swindle has nothing to do with saving the planet (Al Gore asked, Are we betraying the planet? as if it were alive). It is a 100-year-old battle between Socialism and Capitalism. Each international plan for reducing carbon emissions has as its foundation the steering of money from the United States to third world countries. This is ludicrous.

The New York Socialist Times is not really upset that the US didn't throw away its economy on the meaningless claims of junk science; it's much simpler than that. They and fellow Socialists lost their bid to strike a blow against Capitalism.