Conspiracy Theory related to this topic
Krummhorn, did you find the movie interesting? I have to find it--they don't have it at my local video rental place.
Now here's something very weird related to all of this. I sometimes feel weird about discussing American politics on these forums because it feels a little like airing your personal dirty laundry to everyone, and also because as a regulator I try to stay away from too many issues that could be divisive. But hey, this is Krummhorn's forum! LOL
Anyhow, here it is. Last evening I was reading with great interest the incoming news reports on Yahoo about our Congress investigating how the administration may have influenced scientists to downplay global warming. There was one particularly damning report which came from Reuters, in which one scientist said that the person in the administration who was making these decisions was an oil executive type person. And the headline and photo of Bush were particularly damning, combined with the fact that the report was simply statements by very reputable people. Well, at one point when I checked the news last evening, this report was number one in the "Most Popular" category. And then, this is amazing, I watched it slide down to number 4 within 30 seconds, and then about a minute later it was down to number 6. This morning it is nowhere to be found and the only article about it on Yahoo is one that is much softer, pussy-footing around.
Now, either the public is completely uninterested in this topic, or there is some way that powerful people can make millions of hits on other news stories to push the damning ones out of the public eye. Either of these scenarios is a bit scary. I would not jump to any "conspiracy theories" except for the fact that I have seen this happen several times. I watched the exact same thing happen a couple times with other stories that showed Bush in a damning light over the Iraq war. I honestly watched this with my own eyes.
I wouldn't say this, but someone has to point this out. This is maybe the most important issue facing us all. Yes, the war is horrible, but geez, this issue faces every country on earth, and if something isn't done NOW a war in Iraq will seem petty. These issues need to be kept on the front burner, not manipulated!