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Kyoto, once the most popular Protocol of them all, is increasingly shunned:
John Howard claims he has been vindicated over his opposition to the Kyoto Protocol after business groups in New Zealand and Germany demanded their countries quit the agreement as soon as possible and join the Asia-Pacific climate pact.
A coalition of 22,000 New Zealand businesses, under the auspices of the New Zealand Chambers of Commerce and Industry, called on both parties in the New Zealand election to start talks on pulling out of the Kyoto Protocol by 2008 - the earliest possible date to do so …
Germany’s industry bodies said last week “the hopes on the Kyoto Protocol were unfortunately not fulfilled” and that consideration for all countries to join the recently agreed six-nation Asia-Pacific Clean Air and Development partnership “after the expiration of the Kyoto Protocol in 2012”.
But, but… isn’t Chimpy McBushitler’s refusal to join the rest of the civilized/enlightened world the only reason it failed???
/ignoramus moonbattusPosted by Spiny Norman on 2005 08 28 at 10:34 PM • permalinkKyoto goes nowhere for a decade, and the Howard- and Bush-backed Asia-Pacific pact gets good press and international approval inside of a couple of months after ratification. Expect lots of newly popped moonbat heads over this.
BTW, as far as most “popular” protocol, I suspect the Elders of Zion could give Kyoto and TCP/IP a run…
If James Wolcott is about to orgasm, it’s because he finally listened to the real world and f***ed himself.
Posted by The_Real_JeffS on 2005 08 29 at 01:06 AM • permalinkOT, but oh-so-amusing… methinks some lawyers have been called!
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WebdiaryPosted by James Waterton on 2005 08 29 at 01:43 AM • permalinkSo shouldn’t we be hearing from the “hurricane rooters’ right about now? You know, those folks who cheer on impending disasters of biblical proportion like Katrina just to show us the devastation we’ve unleashed by not signing on to Kyoto?
Posted by lil varmint on 2005 08 29 at 01:44 AM • permalinkThey’re already doing that at Daily Kos and DU…
Posted by Spiny Norman on 2005 08 29 at 02:16 AM • permalinkAnd I’ll bet none of those mindless twits at Daily Kos and DU live in the path of the hurricane. Wonder what they’ll do when Mother Nature grabs them by the balls and squeezes. Most likely, instead of meekly accepting their fate, they’ll run for cover, and then whinge about not getting immediate and personal assistance grom the government.
Posted by The_Real_JeffS on 2005 08 29 at 03:51 AM • permalinkJeffS, and the left will gladly dance on the graves of those killed by the hurricane Katrina. Gleefully, they will try and twist and bend the facts, all to blame GW Bush for those deaths. The DU and Kos cultists welcome the deaths of others just so they can try and make some twisted point.
Posted by David Crawford on 2005 08 29 at 04:48 AM • permalinkI am loving this. Germany was supposed to be one of the easy wins for Europe after closing down all the inefficient East German industry in the early 1990s. If they’re bleating it must be bad.
As for NZ, its about time they reaped the whirlwind from their easy, soft left international positions over the last two decades.
As long as the Asia - Pacific pact actually causes some benefits, and not just smoke (eg. effecient usage of materials, always a good thing, and less pollution, if only for the local effects (if not global) of heavy industry generally not being overly healthy, etc) then it should be a good thing. I never saw why giving money to Russia simply to keep the electricity on was a good idea. Especially when those nations that most supported it were those least affected by any necessary changes.
Posted by Stuart Lord on 2005 08 29 at 05:01 AM • permalinkonce the most popular Protocol of them all
Oh come on, nobody’s making any jokes about the Protocols of the Elders of Zion being so popular among Islamists?
Posted by Aaron - Freewill on 2005 08 29 at 05:45 AM • permalinkGive it time, and I’m sure at least one muslim country will pass a law requiring all internet traffic to be transported using the Protocols of the Elders of Zion.
Posted by Jim Geones on 2005 08 29 at 09:20 AM • permalinkJew Hate Transport Protocol over TCP Elders (of) Zion (JHTP over TCPEZ)! It even sounds catchy.
We should encourage as many left-wing regimes to implement their ideas as possible. Nothing will help transport hardworking clever people to the west faster! Now we need ideas to get rid of the parasitic lefties?!?
#24 JayC
That is really funny. Still laughing.
Posted by Happy John on 2005 08 29 at 08:23 PM • permalinkIn other words, the Germans are saying that the alliance with Russia didn’t work out as well as expected so they’re trying an alliance with Asian countries.
If we don’t bail out France this time, do you think that they’ll score it a win?
Posted by Andy Freeman on 2005 08 30 at 10:50 AM • permalink@26: Rebecca: “Don’t leftists ever get tired of being wrong?”
Huh? They’re NEVER wrong…
1) Their calculations merely need to be adjusted!
2) No one’s tried it seriously.
3) No one applied themselves to the idea properly.
Take your pick :D.
Posted by mamapajamas on 2005 08 30 at 04:42 PM • permalinkRe Germany, the last thing we want is those control freaks in the EU getting their mitts on a sensible agreement and fouling it up with enforceable targets and quotas.
Invite Britain to join, maybe, and shun the rest of that pack. We don’t want them in.
Posted by Chris Harper on 2005 08 30 at 05:44 PM • permalinkFor one, that was an industry representative who voiced the opinion that Germany ought to join that pact. Why they’d insist on fixed quotas is anyone’s guess. For two, the control freaks are probably getting tossed out in favour of a more level-headed government in three weeks.
A more level-headed government-to-be that, incidentally, has already talked about downgrading the German attachment to French foreign policy ideas in favour of re-strengthening the withered ties to the United States. (And fortunately, the way things usually go here in Germany, 7 years of a social democratic government will probably result in a decade and a half of conservatives in power again. Both Aussies and Americans may recognize the pattern.)
Sorry, semi-random rant inspired by the previous post’s somewhat ignorant tone.
And today’s moonbat Kyoto top story comes from: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.!
nullPosted by crusher_of_libs on 2005 08 31 at 07:53 AM • permalinkSorry, forgot to give the link in #37 a name, but is still works.
Posted by crusher_of_libs on 2005 08 31 at 07:54 AM • permalink#36, I referenced the EU because, in the very nature of the beast, a German presence on environment issues implies a strong EU presence as well; regardless of who forms the government in Germany. The EU of course being the main control freaks refered to. However, the Christian Democrats, despite bearing the label ‘right wing’, are, from the Anglo point of view, incorrigable statists. They are only marginally less statist than the Social Democrats. Don’t forget, the Eurofraud grew mightily during the last CD government, with the full and vocal support of Kohl.
The EU would insist on quotas and targets because that is fundamental to the Eurocrat mindset. Regulation is what people hired as regulators do. Regardless of how appropriate it is.
Sorry, had to respond to that posters ignorant response.
Posted by Chris Harper on 2005 08 31 at 09:11 AM • permalink
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Me, I think TCP/IP is the most popular protocol of all. But that just shows what a geek I am!