The Logic of the Boxer-Lieberman-Warner Bill

Here’s the logic of the Boxer-Lieberman-Warner global warming bill:

1. We must “do something” about global warming.
2. This is something.
3. Therefore, we much do it.

[Logic courtesy of Brian Kaplan via Megan McCardle.]

Who cares that the bill will increase the price of energy and won’t make a difference with respect to global temperature. These are unimportant. Results and costs don’t matter. What matters is “doing something.”