Carbon Offsets: Liberals Latest Hypocricy


	Carbon Offsets: Liberals Latest Hypocricy

tcgardner

3-7-2007 4:28 PM

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conservative news, global warming

tcgardner says:

Nothing more that medieval church indulgences. Let the sinner sin and feel good about it at the same time.

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