The Climate of Stupidity

You know, sometimes it feels like I'm ranting to a brick wall, mostly because nobody actually follows this blog. Oh well. Yelling at a brick wall is sometime better than yelling at nothing.

However, I can't shake this feeling of non-importance, in more ways than one; firstly the one above, and secondly because I can't stop stupid people from doing stupid things.

These people, namely, are John Shimkus (R-Illinois) and James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), along with many other senators who have simply decided that politics comes before science. This is simply unacceptable.

Perhaps it would be best to begin as to why these congressmen are acting so foolishly. For one, they are both heads of committees that discuss environmental legislation. This is a ploy to make sure such legislation does not pass. Mr. Inhofe strongly believes that global warming is "a hoax." Mr. Shimkus argues that since God did not destroy the Earth with a flood in the Bible, why should modern society be worried about the effects of greenhouse gasses?

It's sickening.

Especially when you consider statistics. 83% of Americans think that the EPA should be doing a better job, according to a Gallup and USA Today poll. So why do these people get elected?

Mostly, it's because most Americans also don't think to look at their elected officials opinions beyond the headlines.

So, the next time you're at the voting both, take a moment to think about the general intelligence of your congressmen, or senator, or president. It might just save your life. Because, if people like this have their way, we're going to have much more than Hell to pay.