Ground, Freezing

Despite rabid protests from the global warming crowd, the Farmer’s Almanac told us that this winter would feature “bitter, numbing cold.”

And boy was it ever was right.

Since the winter solstice kicked off the official start of the season on December 18, it’s been colder than the proverbial witch’s tit around here, no doubt doing as much to derail the momentum behind the “global warming” movement as the Climategate email scandal.

In fact, the winter of 2009-2010 could be the coldest season in more than a quarter century, according to AccuWeather forecasts.

The entire eastern half of the continental U.S. is currently enduring bitterly cold temperatures not experienced since 1985 thanks to a particularly strong “Arctic snap.” We felt the strength of that snap ourselves last weekend in Alabama, and here in South Carolina, the state is experiencing its coldest stretch of winter weather since 1981.

And we’re less than a month into the season.

Of course, as always seems to be the case, the Palmetto State is getting the shaft on the whole snowfall front.

Despite several consecutive days of freezing temperatures, there hasn’t been a cloud in the sky all week – although South Carolina is in line for a dusting of snow late Tuesday night and early Friday morning.

Oh, and for those of you who think it’s silly to formulate your position on global warming (cooling?) based on the current temperature outside (or even isolated seasonal temperatures), we agree … although you might want to tell that to global warming proponent “Clinch” Heyward, president of the S.C. Wildlife Federation.

Really … tell him.

And while you’re at it, ask him to explain why we need to raise energy taxes on the average South Carolina family by as much as $4,000 a year – all to address a threat that scientists are backpedaling on faster than you can say “Lance Williams on rewind.”

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