As a reactionary liberal (I'm politically more motivated by a
loathing of conservative values than any heart-felt kinship with
democrats) I've never been a big fan of the pompous
and wooden Al Gore.

But An Inconvenient Truth is, I think, an
unprecedented political event. His assertions are so
strong and so well documented, about a topic so
important (trumps national defense, for instance)
I think this issue (and his movie) has to be taken seriously,
and his assertions have to addressed on their merits,
outside any political context.

Perhaps global warming is a bogus issue. But if you think
that to be true, you've got your work cut out for you.
The arguments are too well presented here to be easily
dismissed.

If you don't think global warming is a bogus issue,
you have a lot to worry about. Rapidly melting
polar ice caps make Osama Bin Laden look
like a pain-in-the-ass ankle biter.