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The only valid points I got out of this were that science should remain apolitical (it largely does, when it is left to the scientists), and that extremism in any form is 'bad for business'. He paints an unfair potrait of the typical environmentalist however, a portrait that I have never encountered. He also criticizes some of the 'sky-is-falling' problems that never materialized. Here's one reason why they didn't: Because people did something about them. The reason we don't have Americans starving today? Food stamps- 20 million Americans use them, and don't go hungry. I'd go on, but since he didn't feel the need to back up his assertions with facts, why should I be bothered to refute them...
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"In Iraq, no doubt about it, it's tough. It's hard work. It's incredibly hard. It's - and it's hard work. I understand how hard it is. I get the casualty reports every day. I see on the TV screens how hard it is. But it's necessary work. We're making progress. It is hard work."
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