Benedict Arnold - Al Gore

Nolan Finley of Detroit News has an article which in the end compares Al Gore to Benedict Arnold. He concludes with,

A generation from now, Americans may well look back at Al Gore as the Benedict Arnold of his age, someone so determined to save the earth he was willing to ruin his country.

Mr. Finley notes,

He could have reminded the delegates that in 2006, total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions fell 1.5 percent -- and the intensity of those gases fell 4.2 percent -- without an international pact. By contrast, the European Union, which is loudly proud of signing on to the Kyoto Protocol, increased greenhouse gas emissions 0.4 percent.

While admirable of Mr. Finley (showing US CO2 reduction) and truly representative of Al Gore (the traitor part), it still does not take into account that CO2 has absolutely nothing to do with Global Warming as pointed out in a recent post. CO2 is, at best, not a significant cause of Global Warming. Several studies, in fact, have shown that CO2 concentration increase as a result of Sun-made Global Warming.

To paraphrase Gen Honore, Its the Sun, Stupid.