Mixed Nuts in Maine

This is making the rounds a few places, but the Tea Party Republicans in Maine have revised their state party platform. (PDF doc)

OMG. And I'm not saying that lightly.

These people are verging on group insanity. Did I actually say "verging"?

I especially like this part:

"Defeat Cap and Trade, investigate collusion between government and industry in the global warming myth, and prosecute any illegal collusion."

Hey Tea Party Mainers, about that 'myth' :

Didja know that your average winter temperatures have increased between 2-4 degrees C since 1971?

Didja know that Lake Champlain is generally freezing over later every autumn? And thawing earlier? Same with Sebago Lake, and a lot of other lakes in Maine.

Didja know you're probably going to have a lot less snow cover, and less skiing, later this century?

Doya like maple syrup? There's going to be a lot less.

It's unlikely that any of the participants in this process have the capability of reading anything that might alter their concretized mindsets, but if they could, they should take a look at THIS:

Climate Change in the Casco Bay Watershed
(PDF doc)