World's Biggest Flip Flop

Well, this will make John Howard and a lot of other people look pretty stupid, won't it?

President Bush is preparing an astonishing U-turn on global warming, senior Washington sources say.

After years of trying to sabotage agreements to tackle climate change he is drawing up plans to control emissions of carbon dioxide and rapidly boost the use of renewable energy sources.

Administration insiders privately refer to the planned volte-face as Mr Bush's "Nixon goes to China moment"...

But it will sure give the media something new (besides Iraq, GOP scandals, etc) to talk about. Sing along now, folks:

You gotta know when to hold 'em,
Know when to fold 'em...