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You’ve probably heard about Years of Living Dangerously, the big-budget, nine-part documentary on the supposedly dire threat posed by global warming.
Part three airs on Showtime tonight, and it stars Republican Representative Michael Grimm (NY). The story arc follows Rep. Grimm’s conversion from global warming skeptic to believer. In a nutshell, here’s the plot: Grimm had been a “denier,” but then he looked at the evidence, and he became an alarmist.
Since the show’s premise was leaked, there has been a great deal of partisan gloating. Consider, for example, these two headlines: “GOP Rep. Michael Grimm Decides Climate Change Is Real After All” (HuffPo) and “Someone Actually Managed To Convince a GOP Climate Denier To Change His Mind” (Salon).
And yet, it seems the eco-left’s smug satisfaction was premature.
This afternoon, only hours before Rep. Grimm was to take his star turn on episode three of Years of Living Dangerously, Politico Breaking News sent out the following headline “Michael Grimm Expected To Be Indicted.”
I think it’s safe to say that Rep. Grimm’s credibility has been damaged. By extension, the same can be said for tonight’s episode.
This apt phrase was coined by former President George W. Bush, and recently resuscitated by the Washington Post’s Charles Lane.