Das @ 156:

I’m totally with you. I live in the provinces and get few chances to visit world-class cities. When I do, my perspective is always fresh. Last year I flew into Dulles Airport just outside Washington D.C. I regard that facility as one of the grandest structures in the history of civilization. Better even than the Pyramids of Giza. I was grinning ear to ear by the time I left the airport, proud of my country, and deeply grateful to have been born in the 20th century.

I guess what rankles me is that the Left is so casual about throwing it all away. I see now my leftist colleagues at school as the victims of poisoning. I have no antidote, so I answer their barbs with something like, “just because I’m in the minority doesn’t mean I’m wrong.” This latest turn of events regarding GW has made me suddenly more bold. I will be able to say from now on, “I agree with you that the debate on GW is over. It’s a lie based on fraudulent science.” Of course, such a statement is not going to change minds. The only cure for cultural poison is to suffer the disease to near death, and come to one’s senses when the fever finally breaks.