If carbon dioxide is indeed a greenhouse gas, as almost every credible climate scientist believes, U.S. Representative John Boehner from the 8th Congressional District of Ohio claims that cow flatulence is aggravating global warming in an interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos last Sunday.
STEPHANOPOULOS: So what is the responsible way? That's my question. What is the Republican plan to deal with carbon emissions, which every major scientific organization has said is contributing to climate change?
BOEHNER: George, the idea that carbon dioxide is a carcinogen that is harmful to our environment is almost comical. Every time we exhale, we exhale carbon dioxide. Every cow in the world, you know, when they do what they do, you've got more carbon dioxide. And so I think it's clear...
STEPHANOPOULOS: So you don't believe that greenhouse gases are a problem in creating climate change?
BOEHNER: ... we've had climate change over the last 100 years -- listen, it's clear we've had change in our climate. The question is how much does man have to do with it, and what is the proper way to deal with this? We can't do it alone as one nation. If we got India, China and other industrialized countries not working with us, all we're going to do is ship millions of American jobs overseas.
Sometimes you have to shake your head and simply wonder about the mental acumen of certain of the folks elected to public office, and those that vote for them. By the way, a cow fart produces methane gas not carbon dioxide. Methane is indeed a greenhouse gas, just like carbon dioxide.
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