“When I was ambushed by global warming advocates recently—no, they haven't given up—they asked me the same questions they always ask: "What if you're wrong?" and "If you're wrong will you apologize to future generations?" I always answer, "What if you're wrong? Will you apologize to my twenty kids and grandkids for the largest tax increase in American history?"”

—  James Inhofe

They usually don't have anything to say after that.
[The Greatest Hoax: How the Global Warming Conspiracy Threatens Your Future, WorldNetDaily Books, 9781936488490, 25334579M]

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