A senator has second thoughts

Thursday, June 4, 2009 Steve Fielding: we haven't had a debate on the science Of course we haven't, because the alarmists are scared of debate. Here's a perfect example of what happens when people get an opportunity to hear the other side of the climate debate: The Victorian MP, who branded the Greens "fanatical" believers in climate change, yesterday spent 45 minutes drilling White House climate change adviser Dr Joseph Aldy on the subject during his self-funded trip to Washington DC. "I wouldn't call myself a sceptic or an extremist," Fielding said after the meeting. "The Greens are in the extreme camp and like any fanatical group, they're locked into ideology," he said. "I'm an engineer so when someone asks what is my view, I look at both sides and like many Australians, I've gone along accepting that one side of the story is the complete story," he said. ... "So far I don't think there's been a real debate about the science," Fielding said. No wonder Fairfax and the ABC are reluctant to depart from the alarmist editorial agenda - people might actually start thinking for themselves. Good on you, Senator. UPDATE: Just to demonstrate the swing in Senator Fielding's views, he actually won an ACM ICOTD Gong back in February - how times change! Andrew Bolt comments here. Read it here.   From Australian Climate Madness   Okay I still think Fielding is a bit of a dill and a shameless opportunist but, as all the "sane" people have gone mad, this is what we are left to hope and relie upon.

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