RUDD WINS: LET THIS BE A WARNING TO US ALL

Rudd defeated Howard.

Howard lost. Despite Australia having has the best years ever during his watch, Howard lost.

Rudd won because of Howard fatigue, and Rudd used fear-mongering and appealed to the public's desire to be liked:

Rudd said he'd make ending global warming and reducing Australia's CO2 output the number one priority of his administration.

THIS INSANITY WORKED. The public felt Howard was out-of-step with th world because he was an AGW skeptic.

HERE'S WHY IT'S INSANE:

Australia produces about 1% of the world's man-made CO2. So, even if Rudd could bring that number down to zero (which is IMPOSSIBLE) IT WOULD HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO EFFECT ON GLOBAL CO2. Zero. None. Because that 1% will be more than made up for by India and China's growth.

AND RUDD CANNOT POSSIBLY REDUCE AUSTRALIA'S CARBON FOOTPRINT TO ZERO.

BUT TRYING TO DO SO WITH TAXES AND REGULATIONS WILL SERIOUSLY HURT AUSTRALIA'S ECONOMY.

Bottom-line: EVEN IF YOU BELIEVE THAT CO2 IS CAUSING AGW - (WHICH I DO NOT!) - THE POLICY GOAL WHICH RUDD HAS LAID OUT IS UNACHIEVABLE AND USELESS AT BEST.

EXCEPT AS DEMAGOGUERY.

Pure demagoguery.

Demagoguery aided by an MSM which constantly harangues the public with negative and distorted stories intended to scare-monger the people into supporting leftist goals and socialist polices.

It worked in Australia,

We mustn't let it work here.