I see that some excitable lefty blogs are making much of Stephane Dion's challenge to Stephen Harper to debate the environmental policies of their respective parties. It's being claimed by the more exuberant Dionistas that it's a sign of his 'courage' and 'leadership' that he would so bravely enter a debate on the topic.
Except there is no courage required on the part of Dion at all, far from it.
The great prophets of the AGW hoax have poisoned the environment for debate by declaring it over. For years we have been subjected to David Suzuki and Al Gore rejecting opposing data and theories out of hand, as if suddenly the basic rules of science suddenly ceased to matter.
So now, after the global warming hoaxers-in-chief have declared the fight to be over, Mr. Dion wants a chance to kick sand in Stephen Harper's face? He's like the cowardly little kid in a fight that runs in with a quick kick when the enemy is down before running to hide again behind his big bullying friends.
Debating climate policies with a true 'believer' like Dion is pointless. The man has invested much of his life and all of his future political career on a flakey theory that the climate is warming because of man's actions. Is there a fact in the world that would lead Dion to change his mind? No. He is totally invested in selling Canadians on the 'facts' of climate change because his personal future is on the line.
Equally, there is no win for Stephen Harper to debate Dion, he'd lose in the court of public opinion before he showed up, because the media have been complicit in selling the hoax. Repeat a lie often enough, and even reasonable people will eventually assume there is some truth to it.
Stephane Dion knows that he'll never debate Harper, and that's why he offered to do so. Dion is still a coward, he could have proved some courage by standing up for his beloved Kyoto Accord, but instead he cowered and passed the Throne Speech that essentially gave up trying to meet Kyoto targets. If Dion has any convictions, he certainly lacks the courage of them.
