When all else fails, lie big

As Climategate blogs along out of sight of the mainstream media, Al Gore was finally put to the question.  Unfortunately, the question was soft-balled by a journalist who apparently didn't know the facts or who didn't intend to hold Al's feet to the fire.

Little lies are hard to get away with.  Big lies polarize and can take on a life of their own.  This is not the last we will see of these particular lies--that the emails were very old and that the emails didn't contain anything damning.