Harry Reid is slipping
He blamed a crisis on someone (or in this case, something) other than GWB.
"One reason why we have the fires in California is global warming," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told reporters Tuesday, stressing the need to pass the Democrats' comprehensive energy package.
Of course, global warming is the new scapegoat for all sorts of problems. I guess it would be too obvious to blame the environmentalists that have sued to stop the city and private owners from clearing the underbrush using controlled fires.