Al Gore

Fortunately, the Europeans seem to be going through a phase of sanity while the US is losing its collective mind. (There have been times when the shoe was on the other foot.)

Al Gore wono the Nobel Peace Price, for which he deserves our congratulations and admiration. The vitriolic attacks . . . make that "sober, reasoned analysis" on the right is only what one might expect. WaPo ran this story on the reaction in Europe, which seems more appropriate, although I did notice that the reporter managed to end the story with a fairly snide remark.

Steve Benen points out a good rationale for the right's hostility toward Gore. Of course, that doesn't explain the press' reaction, unless you're finally willing to admit that our "independent" press is a bunch of right-wing toadies. (And see Tim Lambert's post on the reporting on Gore and global warming at Deltoid. Note that the Post article linked above also repeats -- once again -- the judge's finding of factual error in the film with no independent corroboration.)