HUFFINGTON  (CONT)

Everyone in the Bush administration acted shocked and surprised when 9/11 happened - even though there had been red flags aplenty warning of al-Qaida's evil intentions. Well, let there be no surprise this time. We have all been warned.

While the Pentagon is sounding the alarm on an environmental Armageddon, the president is covering his eyes, crossing his fingers, and whistling about the "national importance" of a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.

The Democratic nominee needs to remind the White House - and the American people: It's not nice to fool with Mother Nature.

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