Just for the record, I believe firing Jim Hansen would be a spectacularly stupid move. It would create a martyr and yet another round of accusations about this administration indulging in a “war on science.” However, I believe Jim Hansen will be an equal-opportunity gadfly. The next administration — McCain or Obama — is likely to find the geopolitical realities just as compelling as the current administration does and will not move anywhere near as quickly on the global-warming issue as Hansen would like. He is therefore likely to indulge himself in exactly the same sort of activities. Let Obama or McCain take the decision on what to do with this turbulent eco-priest.