I don’t see much difference between attributing every last hot day, flood, fire, or hurricane on global warming or touting its “health benefits”.
Global climate is not local or regional weather.
White House press secretary Dana Perino doesn’t seem to have the visionary scale in place to fully comprehend the issue when she offers to reporters the assertion that there is verifiable research demonstrating the health benefits of global warming.
On the other hand, Perino has a lot on her plate defending the Bush administration. One gets the feeling with global warming she’s just throwing crap on the wall in hopes something sticks…
Next question.
Kevin Grandia’s post from our friends at DeSmogBlog.com has the full story.