"Some people think that our planet is suffering from a fever. Now scientists are telling us that Mars is experiencing its own planetary warming: Martian warming. This has led some people, not necessarily scientists, to wonder if Mars and Jupiter, non signatories to the Kyoto Treaty, are actually inhabited by alien SUV-driving industrialists."
Fred Thompson was an American politician, attorney, and actor who served as a U.S. Senator from Tennessee from 1994 to 2003. He later became widely known for roles in film and television, including The Hunt for Red October and Law and Order. He sought the Republican presidential nomination in 2008.