I think Newt may disappoint on this. Hope this is not another one of those come together moments like Newt/Bill - Campaign Finance, Newt/Hillary - Health Care Reform. I think he believes it moderates his image and makes him appear more “presidential”.
You may well be right. From the Fox News article, it appears that Newt has bought into at least some of the man-made climate change hogwash, and so he may well use the 'face time' to cultivate his public image as you say.
You may be right.
I get the sneeky feeling Newt will agree with Kerry but
will only argue about the how. How we spend billions,if
not trillions,on GW so as not to affect GDP to much.
We all know the science. Temps oncrease first, co2
follows. Co2 only accounts for 0.034% of the atmosphere.
And man-made co2 is only 3.4 to 5 % of the total, 0.034%
So apart from rigged UN gov. models that overuse +feed-
backs to achieve their desired results, there is no sane
person who can say man is responsible for the majority of
climate change.
Since neither of them has the relevant scientific credentials, they will both cite the data and conclusions of "experts" and professional organizations who support their respective positions. In that sense, it will be a draw. If one of them can churn out the best crowd-pleasing rhetoric, that will be the "winner" but it will be a hollow victory. I suspect there are very few whose opinions of "global warming" are not already set in stone anyway.
I know what you mean, but I’m uncertain who would “moderate” his image? The media? Fat chance!
Best to just wipe the floor with Jean Francois and give conservatives more reason to overlook his baggage.
I’m not a tremendous Newt fan, but I heard him on Hugh Hewitt recently and the guy is very, very smart!
I think you're right. I saw him last summer in a forum at the Iowa State Fair with Tom Vilsack, and he sure talked as if he was a global warming believer.