Obama ditching Copenhagen climate summit

The excuse for him chickening out on discussing climate change, and the lack of U.S. action, in person?

The Nobel Prizes ceremony is on the second day of Copenhagen.

Puhleeze. He just doesn't want to get bashed for lack of U.S. effort, including his own.

And, given that a couple of Nobel Peace Prizes have been awarded in the past for environmental issues, the irony climbs higher.

Also, in light of recent polling showing more Americans doubting the reality of global warming, and, within that, doubting its anthropogenic cause, it gives denialists more incentive and boldness to continue their pushback.

Speaking of that, since NASA says 2005, not 1998, was the warmest year on record, let's push back against denialist pushback that claims the climate hasn't warmed in more than a decade.