There are a lot of problems with this, but a pretty telling one, I think, is: That's not even what "vindication" means. The global-warming-denial position would be vindicated -- proven, justified, confirmed -- by years or decades worth of data showing that the environment isn't heating up.

Demonstrating that you have the political power to change the rules in spite of the data is not vindication, it's just gloating.

Any dictionary could straighten this out for him, if he were interested in expert opinions, in being correct. But they're not. Flouting the definitions is part of the bully strategy: "My will is your reality, peasant."

So, a big roomful of right-wing ignorants did the group back-slapping thing?

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency doesn't believe in environmental protection? Unfortunately that checks out right about now

Lee Zeldin is telling us to celebrate the murder of our entire planet and all its ecosystems. He should be hung from his ankles.

that's not how it works...