I Don't Like Ike, Yet Thanks for a Reality Check.

September 12, 7:45 AMPolitical Issues ExaminerJudah Freed

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Radar image from this morning. Click picture for the latest view. (Source: NOAA.gov)

As Hurricane Ike drives into the Texas and Louisiana coastline, Galveston Island residents are being told to evacuate or face "certain death." Please send prayers and donations to those who survive the onslaught.

Meanwhile, many of the off-shore oil drilling platforms and most of the petroleum refineries in the region have shut down, which may result in higher gas prices at the pump down the road.

Regarding petroleum, in fact, Ike offers us a healthy reality check.

Burning fossil fuels is a primary cause of global climate change, agree almost everyone except those with a vested interest in petroleum and coal revenues.

One of the tangible results of "global warming" is Increasing water temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico gain strength from the difference between the warm water below and cool air above. Higher water temperatures mean more severe storms.

Therefore, the petroleum operations in the Gulf of Mexico are being threatened by the climate change being generated by petroleum operations in the Gulf of Mexico. The vicious cycle is like a swirling hurricane.

The McCain-Palin ticket, meanwhile, continues to call for off-shore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and elsewhere along U.S. coasts. Their campaign is dominated by global warming naysayers unwilling to admit the severity of ocean-born storms is increasing from man-made climate change.

You likely will hear John McCain and Sarah Palin supporting federal aid for the victims of Hurricane Ike and any other tropical storms in the coming season. When they make these calls for public aid, please do a reality check.

Please remind McCain-Palin that the oil drilling policies they're advocating will only produce more severe storms and more victims. See how they reply.