Speaking to Bush reading the book: We're talking about a president that may very well believe that Tom Hanks discovered the truth behind the Holy Grail. The POTUS is stupid to the point of absurdity, and I suspect that if you were to put a book in his hands, he wouldn't be able to finish the first chapter without wanting to have a short recess (the type of recess consisting of playing kick ball or climbing on a jungle-gym). While it's possible that Cheney might read Crichton's little book of propoganda to W as he goes to sleep every night, I suspect that it can hardly do more damage than the pure untainted imcompetence that continues to flow from the oval office. It's like throwing a gallon of gas on a 400 acre wildfire: it's not going to help, but it's really the least of our problems. Bush refused Kyoto before Crichton decided to pretend that we can breathe carbon monoxide* emissions without getting sick.
To the response to the article: perverted and sophmoric are two very appropriate words to describe the book. Shouldn't Crichton be liable for slander? If he wrote something like that about me, I'd ironically rape one of his children. In another irony, Crichton appears to have really small balls using the small penis rule.
To the endoresment from U.S. Sen. James M. Inhofe (a Republican suggesting that global warming is fake? Well I never!!): Riding the coat tails of Crichton's pedantic nonesense is hardly surprising. In this late hour, as the next Democratic president draws closer and closer, and as the House and Senate are turning over control....it's hail mary time. Anything and everything will be done in these last two years to do as much damage as possible.
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Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless, deadly gas. It reduces the flow of oxygen in the bloodstream and can impair mental functions and visual perception. In urban areas, motor vehicles are responsible for as much as 90 percent of carbon monoxide in the air.
Motor vehicles also emit large amounts of carbon dioxide, which has potential to trap the Earth's heat and cause global warning
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...from the National Safety Council's website