Climate change is a very confusing discussion. Let's simplify. The answer to this question:

Are human beings causing all or most of the observed climate changes?

...does not matter. One more time: it does not matter if human beings are causing climate change or not. Two reasons:

1. We can't stop it.

What the alarmists don't tell you is that it does not matter how much the United States changes course if the rest of the world does not do the same thing. If the Democrats had gotten their way in 2009 and passed climate change, it would have certainly wrecked the economy (even more). And only for a chance of possibly avoiding the effects of climate change. Let me say it again: unless every other country in the world passes a cap and trade bill, it won't matter what the US does. And the odds of Putin-led Russia passing a climate change bill? Practically zero. Ditto for Communist China. The problem isn't getting fixed.

Certain economic misery for a chance of avoiding consequences that really aren't that bad. Stunning.

2. The Solution is worse than the Problem

Even the worst-case scenarios for climate change really aren't that bad. We might lose a few coastal cities. That's it. The measures necessary to address climate change are so unacceptable that it is not worth it to fix the problem. In the United Kingdom, efforts to stop climate change have literally killed people.

If climate change is real, we should be directing our efforts into moving the relevant cities to new locations that are well above sea level. It's a simple fact of history that cities move, peoples move, and times change. The ability to adapt used to be an important value for Americans. What happened to that?

So there you have it. We have a solution that's worse than the problem, and a problem that most likely won't ever be fixed. Perhaps we should reconsider drastic actions.

Finally, I'll give you my position on global warming: I support it. I support the earth getting warmer. It's too cold most of the year. The best thing you can do for the world is to emit more carbon!