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Illinois Senator Claims Climate-Change Legislation Failed Because of Al Gore’s Marital Problems

Republican senator (and serial liar) Mark Kirk of Illinois blows our mind:

The consensus behind the climate change bill collapsed and then further deteriorated with the personal and political collapse of Vice President [Al] Gore,” Kirk said in a brief interview last week.

Is he saying that Al Gore’s separating from his wife and being accused of lewd acts by a hotel masseuse killed the cap-and-trade bill last year? The Al Gore who hasn’t been in the Senate in nearly twenty years? Or is there another Al Gore? There must be another Al Gore.

Enviro Groups’ Public Health Pivot in Support of EPA Regs Hitting Red States Too [NYT via Weigel/Slate]

Is he saying that Al Gore’s separating from his wife and being accused of lewd acts by a hotel masseuse killed the cap-and-trade bill last year? The Al Gore who hasn’t been in the Senate in nearly twenty years? Or is there another Al Gore? There must be another Al Gore.

Enviro Groups’ Public Health Pivot in Support of EPA Regs Hitting Red States Too [NYT via Weigel/Slate]

Illinois Senator Claims Climate-Change Legislation Failed Because of Al Gore’s Marital Problems