For those of you out there who genuinely believe that global warming is manmade and are doing everything in your power to conserve in your personal lives, rest assured this article has nothing to do with you. The ‘morons’ I refer to in my headline are these morons:

U.S. Capitol Police arrested dozens of protesters who blocked Independence Avenue for short intervals during rush hour this morning, part of a demonstration intended to voice a broad list of complaints about global warming, war and sexism.

Demonstrators from an amalgam of organizations sat down in the road about 8:15 a.m. near Independence and New Jersey avenues, arms and legs intertwined, snarling the usual line of Monday morning commuters.

Police reopened the street after arresting 26 people, prying them apart and dragging them face down to the sidewalk, where they were searched, handcuffed and loaded onto a waiting bus.

But a few minutes later, another small wave of demonstrators stepped onto the asphalt and blocked traffic again. Police took an additional dozen people into custody and reopened the street within about 30 minutes. Demonstrations continued on sidewalks and green spaces nearby, but had shrunk considerably by 10 a.m.

The protest — involving an estimated 200 people at its peak — was part of a series of disruptions and demonstrations that have taken place since Friday, the first day of the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

“War pollutes our democracy, sexism militarizes our bodies,” read one protester’s sign. Several protesters — including some who were eventually arrested — wore polar bear suits, a statement against global warming.

Please correct me if I am wrong, but isnt the whole global warming movement fad about conserving energy, specifically reducing the use of CO2 emitting automobiles? Obviously, causing hundereds of drivers to sit in traffic with their engines idling then, would not seem like a good idea.

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