Intro to an Inconvenient Truth

The title itself first jumps out at me. An Inconvenient Truth. Most truths are inconvenient, as the old cliche dictates "The truth hurts." Especially in realtion to such a  pressing topic like global warming. You would think that the polar icecaps melting and causing an epic flood is a little more than an inconvenience. Gore says in the beginning of the essay that this is a moral issue, however, there never really is a direct statement regarding the moral issue itself. He implies such implications as ignorance, especially regarding the Katrina situation, however his approach of trying to unite the world is a futile effort, especially knowing the amount of opposition to his claims of global warming (George Bush anyone? anyone?). The final piece of this essay that caught my attention was the quote of Omar Khayyan, "The moving finger writes andhaving writ moves on." This is a very true statement, specially in regards to politics. Most politicians try not to focus on past mistakes, unless its to only benefit themselves. As an overall whole, politicians focus on sweeping past mistakes under the rug.