Al Gore’s reception today before both the House and Senate was a partisan exercise in political theater that broke down along party lines. The usual skeptics, including Senator Inhofe of Oklahoma and Congressman Joe Barton of Texas, once again disputed the science and severity of the global warming threat while Democratic pols praised Gore as a leader in the fight against climate change.

Gore stated some strong positions on carbon emissions controls, including calling for a 90% reduction in many emissions by 2050, not the centrist blather a potential presidential candidate would normally propose to launch his campaign.

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