"losership instead of leadership"

That's an actual response to Bush's statement about reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This is from an actual (German) government official who is actually concerned about actual changes in global climate.

I've been enjoying Gail Collins op-ed pieces in the NY Times lately. She writes with a sense of humor that makes reading the news almost bearable.

Since the president never suggests actual behavior changes on the part of American citizens, that leaves us with what? More efficient refrigerators?

Lots of things! There is, for instance, the ambitious new fuel economy standard of 35 miles per gallon by 2020; we sure do have a lot to look forward to in the future, people. There’s new federal spending on biofuels. Much of this is for ethanol, which has the unfortunate side effect of creating more greenhouse gases than it eliminates, and, of course, helping to create a planetary crisis over rising food costs. But nothing’s perfect.

Go America. Way to lead the world.