Is The Heat Getting To The Senator?

Inhofe Still Insists 'We're In A Cold Spell': Is The Heat Getting To The Senator?
Huff Post - Lucia Graves - First Posted: 07-23-10 05:54 PM

Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) reiterated his skepticism of climate change science during an outdoor interview at the Capitol this week, in the midst of the Washington heat wave.

"I say the same thing that I said back in January and February when we had the coldest winter that we've had in a long time," said Inhofe.

"But back then you said that we are in a cold spell, that we're nine years into it," the reporter interjected.

"Actually we are," said Inhofe. "I don't think that anyone disagrees with the fact that we actually are in the middle of a cold period that started about nine years ago."

During the record-breaking snowfall in Washington this February, Inhofe drew headlines for building an igloo outside the Capitol with his kids. The sign on it read: "Al Gore's Home. Honk If You Like Global Warming."

Earlier this month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that 2010 is globally the hottest year on record since record-keeping began in 1880.

Just like here in Michigan, we have a couple of big snowfalls, and the climate change deniers start talking about "the coldest winter in years”. Snow on the ground does not mean it’s unusually cold. Every time it snows, they start talking about Al Gore.

Why is this political?