Inhofe... um....

http://newsok.com/sen.-jim-inhofe-retreats-from-comment-about-epa/article/3382062?custom_click=pod_lead_usworld

I live in Oklahoma, and as such I'm currently represented by Senator Inhofe, republican. Well, I'm not being represented. Case-in-point, the following.

The link above is to an article appearing on NewsOK and has within it the best quote ever given by one sitting senator(Inhofe) of another senator(Al Franken): "I’ll tell you what a lot of people are thinking, and that is it looks like things are going to be over and we are going to get the clown from Minnesota." He is referring to a recent move by the Minnesota Supreme Court to certify the Senatorial Elections from November.

First of all, a clown is distinctly different from a comedian and writer. Second of all, he is now your colleague. Come-on Jim. I've seen your commercials, if you "are Oklahoma", then treat him like all Oklahomans would treat him. From my experience, most Oklahomans would be respectful and generous to their fellow coworker, as they have been to me.

With that out of the way, I'd like to address the real focus of the article-- allegations that the EPA should be investigated for suppressing a climate change report. Actually I'm confused by the article. It talks about the allegations, then a new climate bill, then the new senator that Inhofe talks down to, then back to the EPA.

Maybe I'm too liberal to be able to decipher Inhofes skepticism of climate change. Am I to understand that the person he accuses the EPA of quelling was a supporter of skepticism? That is the only way Inhofe would investigate the EPA. However the article states the suppressed employee was in fact, and not a scientist.

For once, I'm willing to admit that Inhofe is justified in his climate change skepticism. I'm a lifelong skeptic. I always think the null hypothesis is required. However an investigation is politically motivated, a waste of time, and reflects badly on OK. Isn't there a more pressing concern for our esteemed senator?