Industry lobbyist sweat

Phil Cooney, American Petroleum Institute lobbyist-cum-Bush CEQ appointee-cum-Exxon lobbyist, got grilled this morning by the House Oversight Committee. Mr. Cooney, of course, is the guy who edited and deleted global warming references in scientific government documents to downplay scientists' findings on the reality and likely consequences of global warming. You can see a few examples here in the Sierra Club magazine. During the hearing, Cooney was asked to read aloud some of the passages he had altered, compared to the final version.

The pursuit of truth and good public policy is what it's all about, but I gotta say, half the fun is the squirming.