bush was grinning as he said it...

"In terms of climate change, I've always said it's a serious long-term issue that needs to be dealt with. And my administration isn't waiting around to deal with the issue, we're acting. I don't know if you're aware of this, but we lead the world when it comes to dollars spent, millions of dollars spent on research about climate change. We want to know more about it. It's easier to solve a problem when you know a lot about it. And if you look at the statistics, you'll find the United States has taken the lead on this research."

...perhaps hoping we'd all be taken in, despite stories like ex-oil lobbyist watered down US climate research - and that was just yesterday's example.

full text from the white house.