I'm a former liberal Dem, pro-nuclear freeze, pro-socialist, and etc. and now I'm about as conservative as one can get after having my eyes opened by Ronald Reagan's successes.
A reformed liberal is the best conservative because we know EXACTLY how those twerps (Dems) think. Frankly, it's people like me who have an understanding of just how scary the liberals can be.
If this guy is coming out against Global Whining then he'll be in our column within the year. Bet on it.
You sound like me, a former dem/liberal myself. And like David Horowitz, we are the ones who REALLY get to the liberals, because we know how they think, and we can "talk" like them, we are steeped in their jargon, and know how to use it against them. For example, I argue for the conservative side with secular, humanist principles. I don't invoke God or even Country, and that leaves them with no strawmen to beat up on.
I dont know about global warming. Quite frankly, I am sceptical about the excessive scepticism about it here on FR. However I am sure there is too much hysteria about it in the media and environmentalist circles. I think this guys makes a good point, that even IF it is occuring because of man and CO2, there is little we can effectively do about it, and we are better off spending resources on things that we CAN affect.