Can It Really Be Over?
The global whinefest in Johannesburg is apparently straggling to a close:

World leaders have adopted a global action plan to help protect the environment and lift billions of people out of poverty, following two weeks of tough negotiations at the World Summit on Sustainable Development.

The Johannesburg Plan of Implementation was approved at 16:35 during the summit's final plenary session in the Sandton Convention Centre on Wednesday.

The United Nations and South African officials have hailed the WSSD as a success and the document as a solid foundation for future actions to help protect the planet.

More blather by following the link. It looks like the US taxpayers got off easy (other than subsidizing this wankfest) although we won't know for sure 'til all the dust settles. All this guff could be avoided by the simple expedient of parting ways with the United Nations and its battalions of bureaucrats seeking to justify their existence and stipends.

And thank the good Lord that the Goron wasn't President! We'd have all been getting out our checkbooks about now.