Bad Idea

I found a piece in a South New Jersey weekly, The Jewish Times, entitled A Bad Idea and it forced me to write this letter: -

My Right Word 2009

For two centuries now we've been burning coal and oil and gas and thus pouring carbon into the atmosphere; for two decades now we've been ignoring the increasingly impassioned pleas of scientists that this is a Bad Idea.

Bill McKibben: A Revolution in Our Atmosphere, From Burning Too Many Fossil Fuels Bill McKibben 2011

For two centuries now we've been burning coal and oil and gas and thus pouring carbon into the atmosphere; for two decades now we've been ignoring the increasingly impassioned pleas of scientists that this is a Bad Idea.

Bill McKibben: A Revolution in Our Atmosphere, From Burning Too Many Fossil Fuels Bill McKibben 2011

An exaggeration, sure, but a welcome change from declaring kidney donation a Bad Idea.

Kidney Donation Goes Prime Time Virginia Postrel 2011

For two centuries now we've been burning coal and oil and gas and thus pouring carbon into the atmosphere; for two decades now we've been ignoring the increasingly impassioned pleas of scientists that this is a Bad Idea.

Bill McKibben: A Revolution in Our Atmosphere, From Burning Too Many Fossil Fuels Bill McKibben 2011

But in all seriousness: Kids, don't try this at home or anywhere else, as playing in traffic is a certifiable Bad Idea.

Reminder: Don't play Frogger on real-life roads Rob Pegoraro 2010

It was, as we call it in the restaurant reviewing trade, A Very Bad Idea.

Restaurant review: Dishoom 2010

The Tea Party started as a mix of Republicans and Independents that felt that electing President Obama was a Really Bad Idea.

Welcome to the Tea Party: Florida showdown 2010

Identity Cards would be a Bad Idea even if there were any reason to suppose they would work.

The Great ID Card Con 2009

Granted, this will sometimes cause problems of its own, but as a general philosophy it's not, in itself, a Bad Idea.

John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009