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Blunt reveals a more fundamental problem
I agree with posters who say that some people will never respect science and that Blunt’s global-warming denial is yet another motivator for voting this fall.
But what is often left unsaid - perhaps because it's just too depressing - is that our government doesn't represent us at all. This is astounding. The vast majority of the public (let alone the scientific community) is not only persuaded by the evidence, it wants action.
Blunt is a stark reminder that at least half our Congress - probably most of it - feels no compunction whatsoever to work for the people; we're just rubes who must be paid lip service or bought off with our bigotries around election time. Meanwhile, Rome slowly bakes.