What planet are you on, Mr Bush? (and do you care, Mr Blair?)

The Independent asks the question as thousands protest global warming and climate-change around the world in light of the Montreal conference. BushCo is taking the brunt of the anger and for good reason.

The protests were directed primarily at President George Bush, who has been assiduously trying to sabotage the protocol and has ruled out even talking about setting targets for reducing the pollution that causes global warming, once the current targets expire.

Harlan Watson - the head of the US delegation to the negotiations, being held in Montreal - announced at the opening of the meeting: "The United States is opposed to any such discussions."

Why even show up at all? What a disgrace. The rest of the world is ready to tackle the real issues affecting the planet, while BushCo protects corporate donors, not people. Of course, the only other nations involved happen to be allied to BushCo in the Iraq war. Not a coincidence. UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, who "is/was" committed to "put climate change at the head of the international agenda by making it one of his priorities" apparently, has backed down to possibly appease BushCo.

The Prime Minister has caused widespread confusion by appearing to back such a treaty, then to cast doubt on it

The other county is Australia, who along with the US, has refused to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. It seems that the holdouts are caught up in a prick-waving contest and are beholden to their corporatist mentality.

Britain says that moving forward depends on getting the US and leading developing countries such as China, India and Brazil to agree to join the battle against the climate change.

Both camps have said that they will not join any new treaty unless the other does.

I left behind this type of attitude in high school?