Thursday, August 18, 2011
Rick Perry talks climate change
I've long been depressed by the abortion-rights litmus test that operates in the Democratic Party, though the GOP seems to be racing to expand their own list of litmus tests, including a degree of skepticism toward the possibility of human-caused climate change that vastly outpaces the evidence. Rick Perry's latest volley appears to be par for the course. For a party with a proud history of environmental stewardship (see, e.g., Theodore Roosevelt) and a membership that includes many religious believers whose obligation to care for creation is God-given, this development is troubling.
https://mirrorofjustice.blogs.com/mirrorofjustice/2011/08/rick-perry-talks-climate-change.html
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Oh come on. This is a guy vying for the Republican base in a couple states. This is hardly a litmus test for the national party. Mitt Romney and John McCain's support and success within the party completely belie your point that this is some kind of litmus test and that Perry's comments are "par for the course."
Anyway, conservative politicians aren't the only ones who express "a degree of skepticism toward the possibility of human-caused climate change." Their numbers might not be enough for you and many to justify taking them seriously, but there are plenty of scientists who also "express a degree of skepticism." Who do you think these politicians cite for support? Pretending there are no scientists out there who disagree is disingenuous.