Welcome to the readers coming from Orbusmax, Michelle Malkin, The American Pundit and Right Voices, and thank you Michelle for the crosslink.

Welcome KNEW and KSTE listeners.  Audio link to the Armstrong Getty show here.  The story was mentioned at about 35 minutes into it.

I also see Memeorandum has picked it up.

This guy has never been a favorite of mine, but honestly, even for him, this is pathetic.

I got this from the Kirby Wilbur show:

Lydia Smith, a listener, was at the Seattle City tree-lighting ceremony and was surprised at what Mayor Nickels had to say, asking the kids to help Santa out because the North Pole was “melting,” before handing out energy-efficient light-bulbs to the children. Wow! Talk about using kids as political pawns! Read Nickels “letter to Santa” by clicking here.  

Audio link:  http://www.kvi.com/onair/kirby/11851731.html?video=pop&t=a   It is near the end at 8:37.

Bad enough liberals would bankrupt our economy on foolish ideas with no hope of success because they do not address the real problems, but let’s scare the kids into guilting their parents into compliance.

Is that all Liberals can do?  Scare kids?  Paint a vision of drowning Reindeer?

As for the ice cap, well Greg needs to do his homework.

As he handed out flourescent bulbs, you know the ones that may save energy but are highly toxic to dispose of, I am frankly surpised he didn’t have a red one handy…for Rudolph….

UPDATE: More local reactions.  First, the Washington Policy Center issued this press release:

Good News: Despite Mayor’s Claims, Santa Is Safe Says Recent Study

Study by NASA and the UW shows that trends in Arctic ice pack are mixed, biggest threat to climate may be Rudolph and his friends

Seattle - In an open letter to Santa last week and a speech to children at Seattle’s Annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony at Westlake Center, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels last week offered a Grinch-like tone, grumbling about climate change threatening Santa, telling kids “I hope the reindeer can swim,” and blaming them and their energy-sucking video games for melting Arctic ice.

As Nickels spoke, his assistants handed out stickers admonishing the crowd to “Save Santa.”

In the true spirit of the season, however, good news has appeared that will save Santa and Christmas!

A study released earlier this month by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and led by a UW expert found that natural, cyclical factors were the likely cause of changes in the ice pack. Further, there have been recent indications that the trend in Arctic ice pack may be changing or unrelated to man-made greenhouse gases.

University of Washington researcher James Morison commented in the JPL press release that, “Our study confirms many changes seen in upper Arctic Ocean circulation in the 1990s were mostly decadal in nature, rather than trends caused by global warming.”

“Ho, ho, ho! It is good to know that I will be safe at the North Pole for many years to come,” said a jolly Father Christmas. “As for whether Seattle is naughty or nice, I can’t say since I am not welcome at the airport and am unable to visit.”

Santa was also pleased to hear that, despite Al Gore’s claims to the contrary, ice at the South Pole is actually increasing, leaving options for relocation open.

Not all the news is good for St. Nick, however.

Recent studies show that if greenhouse gases are, in fact, having an impact on the Arctic ice, Santa may not have anybody to blame but himself. According to the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten, the methane (a powerful greenhouse gas) released from one moose each year can equal the carbon footprint of a car traveling more than 8,000 miles. Moose and reindeer are both members of the Odocoilinae family. With eight reindeer, Rudolph and their associated families, Santa’s team may be emitting more greenhouse gases than the Mayor’s SUV and Al Gore’s home combined.

“I am more than 1,700 years old and I have seen temperatures change and politicians come and go,” said the jolly old elf. “Using children for politics, though, is sure to put one boy on the naughty list.”

And, this has made the Seattle PI Blog here.

And here is Nickel’s official press release on the Save Santa garbage.

There was no response about the red bulb for Rudolph….

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