china's greenhouse gas

Should we be happy about this?

On the one hand, it'd be nice to see the U.S. finally give up its first place position in this inglorious category. There's a part of me that can't help but feel a bit proud at the thought, as though it had some connection to something good we did instead of being a mere byproduct of something bad that someone else did. On the other hand, it's discouraging to see anybody in first place in this particular competition. Although I suppose that someone has to do it.

And on the third hand, this--if it happens--will just give us Americans yet another excuse to pass the blame to someone else. Which, though I sometimes think (in my pessimistic moments) is a rather American attitude to take, can't possibly be a Christian one.