Posted by
Ed Lilly on Tuesday, July 01, 2008 8:50:50 AM
I read a short news story yesterday on Sen. Reid's comments on fossil fuels, but it took James Lileks to craft the perfect response. Here is the relevant section of Reid's statement (via The Bleat):
“The one thing we fail to talk about is those costs that you don't see on the bottom line. That is coal makes us sick, oil makes us sick; it's global warming. It's ruining our country, it’s ruining our world. We’ve got to stop using fossil fuel.”
Taking Reid's words to heart and extending his argument to its logical conclusion, the Bard of Jasperwood opines:
There’s only one sensible response: we have to shut down Las Vegas.
Brilliantly done. I highly recommend it. The Vegas section is in the bottom portion of today's Bleat, but it's well worth your time to read the whole, brief piece.