I remember back in the 70's TV was always spewing how we were headed into an ice age because the temps had been much cooler for years. well guess that didn't happen now did it? Its not any different today, never waste a crisis, whether the crisis is real or only perceived that way. People are easy to convince with only anecdotal evidence. plenty of stoners out there are critical thinkers, probably because the effects of marijuana make you think with a much more open mind. If a politician tells you the sky is falling, for sure it isn't. If they tell you the economy will get better, it won't. If they tell you they never had sex with that woman, they did. If your told we went to war in Vietnam because they attacked our ships in the Gulf of Tonkin, you were duped. Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq? None found. See the common denominator here? They lie to you all the time. What makes you think this time is different? Because Obama is pres? He has already renegged on every campaign promise he made. Politicians lie, don't believe the hype, they do it for money and power, they don't give a rats ass about the "Common Man". Neither party cares about you.