Skeptic, Denier, er, mainstream?

I have been trying, off and on, to test some of my ideas by commenting on other weblogs. When I do this on liberal weblogs, I have been deleted, yelled at and called names. I consider myself a skeptic, because although I believe in greenhouse gases contributing to global warming, I am skeptical that it will lead to catastrophe. I like the word skeptic. I don't like the word denier quite so much, but I get called that a lot. Anti-scientific, crank, etc.

But if Charles Osgood has doubts... maybe I'm in the mainstream. Funny, I don't remember moving. Could it be that the main stream is finally catching on?

Washington DC: Veteran CBS newsman Charles Osgood, the host of the CBS News Sunday Morning show since 1994, has released an April 21, 2009 surprise “The Osgood File” radio report questioning man-made global warming predictions.

In the radio report, Osgood reveals that “the sun is the dimmest it’s been in nearly a century” and noted that previous quiet sun periods have “led to a mini-Ice Age here on Earth.” Osgood even admonished himself for questioning man-made warming fears by declaring “Hush, Child! You’re not even supposed to suggest that.”

Osgood asked: “Right now, global warming is a given to so many, it raises the question: Could another minimum activity period on the Sun counteract, in any way, the effects of global warming? Hush, child! You’re not even supposed to suggest that. The only thing that can change global warming is if we human beings --- we Americans, especially --- completely change our ways and our way of life. I’m sure you’ll be hearing more about this solar dimming business, now that the story is out. Remember, you heard it here first...”