Anteros -
There are two issues:
One is the clarity issue. What are the actual arguments that people make.
The second is the distortion issue: are there people who milk distortions of the arguments of climate scientists for the purpose of a partisan agenda. I’m not making any specific assertions there – but to avoid giving any credibility to distortions, it is important for people to characterize the arguments of others accurately.
I was brought back to this comment from Matt because kim told me it was so good; and now I’m trying to understand if he sees the argument of Santer et. al. differently than my understanding.
