Rewriting History, and Lying to the Public

The Intersection
By Chris Mooney
Feb 8, 2007 7:12 PMNov 5, 2019 10:15 AM

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There was an absolutely incredible letter from the White House yesterday concerning Bush's record on climate change. It is signed by Office of Science and Technology Policy director John Marburger and Council on Environmental Quality chair James Connaugton, both of whom, with this letter, are guilty of deceiving the public. The letter says: "Beginning in June 2001, President Bush has consistently acknowledged climate change is occurring and humans are contributing to the problem." False. I need only point out, yet again, that just last year, Bush claimed there was a debate over whether global warming was "manmade or naturally caused." The House and the Senate need to compel both Marburger and Connaugton to testify, and confront them with quotations like this.

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