Posted on 03/25/2011 6:24:19 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Potential presidential candidate Haley Barbour appears to be staking out a moderate position on global warming than some of his possible rivals, saying at an event in eastern Iowa on Friday that the country should “proceed in national policy as if global warming is actually happening.”
Barbour, who has consistently opposed regulation of the energy industry, made the comments in response to a question from an Iowa voter who asked the Mississippi governor whether he thought global warming was real.
“I think the prudent thing for us, when you consider the potential risk, the prudent thing is to proceed as if global warming is an issue,” Barbour said at a luncheon organized by a local Republican group, the Linn Eagles, “but we don’t have to destroy the American economy for no positive results to do that.”
But in an interview with a blogger at the Conservative Political Action Committee Conference in Washington last month, Barbour seemed more skeptical when asked to comment about record cold temperatures in parts of the country this year.
“This global warming is about to freeze me to death,” Barbour said in jest. It's not the first time Barbour has used the quip -- he said nearly the same thing in January during his State of the State speech at the Mississippi statehouse.
And on Friday, at the same time he acknowledged that global warming is occurring, he also added: “There are a lot of people who are very, very, very learned scientists who question whether or not what is happening is caused by man-made activity.”
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Buh Bye Barbour.
Scratch Haley as a serious candidate, he just proved he is more of the same.
Haley, what are you thinking? C-ya!
first casualty of the race.
Haley you flamed faster than a comet.
Buh Bye.....
Regardless of which party they belong to, you can always count on politicians to try to come up with some way to pick your pocket.
Loo-hoo-hoo-zzzerrrrrr. You are the weakest link... Goodbye!!!
Disappointingly typical politician’s response. Barbour’s trying to be on both sides and the middle on the issue of global warming. You’ll probably hear similar schizophrenic responses on other issues.
I don’t know. I think we’ll be left with a choice between Romney, Gingrich, Barbour, and Trump for the Republican Nominee.
Maybe a gambling pool should be set up like an NCAA Final Four for the nominee.
Haley...have you been drinking the Kool-Aide or are you scientifically illiterate or what? Bye-Bye...
Haley Comet.
remove fork. inspect. yep, done.
Pass me some Eco-Kool Aid, why don’tcha?
Unelectable with comments like that.
Let me amend my earlier post.
Haley, that is the fastest I have ever seen anyone peak.
Ping.
Haley Barbour is a self admitted Liberal/socialist who wants to take away people’s rights and freedoms... all in the name of Global Warming!
Get lost Haley Barbour!
but we get to pick the winner? Haley who??
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