June is bustin' out all over - and so am I. On Friday, I'll be back behind the Golden EIB Microphone on America's Number One radio show. This morning I started the day with Ainsley, Brian and Pete on "Fox & Friends" talking Clinton denial and climate denial. On the latter point:
Co-host Brian Kilmeade asked why the issue of climate change had become a "religion" for the left, to which Steyn noted those on the left argue border enforcement is an impossibility, yet they believe they can control the heavens.
"I think precisely because it is so meaningless," Steyn replied as to why the left is so invested in the issue. "Because if you say to them, 'Let's enforce the border' — 'What? Are you out of your mind? That's just a natural phenomenon. We can't enforce the border. People are going to be coming in anyway.' But if you say to them, 'We can control the very heavens,' that, we can do. And it's actually literally insane. The less it has to do with your life, the more the left is invested in it."
It will be interesting to see how they react to President Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Climate "Accord".
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More TV notes: if you missed me with Tucker Carlson last night, you can find that here. You can see a little bit of my "Fox & Friends" appearance, courtesy of the excitable lads at Mediaite, here. And after Rush tomorrow I'll be joining Neil Cavuto live on Fox News at 4pm Eastern.
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