Posted on 03/09/2008 11:10:05 AM PDT by Billg64
Think you can sidestep the issue of “global warming,” simply by voting Republican?
Think again. Now that Senator John McCain is officially the Republican nominee for President, global warming is, whether anyone likes it or not, an “issue” for both of our nation’s dominant political parties. McCain has been gravitating towards this issue for several years, and made his mark with it during his chairing of the U.S. Senate hearings on global warming back in 2004
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Bob Dole minus the Viagra.
Great post.
Again, I'm interested in the consistent results of repeatable, scientific-method based experiments to prove or disprove AGW.
LMAO so true.
Global warming is not a threat to our society, but unfettered illegal immigration is.
McCain is a damned fool.
Maverick Vs. Iceman
by Jonathan Chait
The cold calculations of the Straight Talker.
February 10, 2008
A couple of years ago, as part of his campaign to reassure conservatives of his ideological reliability, John McCain sat for an interview with Stephen Moore, a Wall Street Journal editorial writer and fervent advocate of supply-side economics. In the course of the interview, McCain acknowledged that not all his positions were acceptable to the right, but he hinted that further rightward evolution might be possible. “His philosophy is best described as a work in progress,” wrote Moore somewhat hopefully. As McCain put it, “I’m going to be honest: I know a lot less about economics than I do about military and foreign policy issues. I still need to be educated.”
I knew I had heard McCain say something like this before. I dug out an old interview I had conducted with him back in January 2000. At the time, he was just beginning to alienate the Republican establishment by contradicting its most cherished economic orthodoxies. McCain acknowledged that he was moving to the left, and I asked why this evolution was happening so late in his career. Sure enough, I found the same confession: “In the interest of full disclosure,” he told me, “I didn’t pay nearly the attention to those issues in the past. I was probably a ‘supply-sider’ based on the fact that I really didn’t jump into the issue.”
At the time, this was one of the most endearing things I had ever heard a politician say. He was candidly confessing his own failure, and he left me feeling that he was bound to move closer to my viewpoint as he studied the issue more carefully. But seeing McCain offer up almost the same line to Moore—and getting the same gratified reaction—was jolting.
The prevalent view of McCain is that he is a generally conservative figure with a few maverick stances and an unwavering authenticity. Nearly every liberal editorial board that has made a Republican endorsement has chosen McCain, and nearly all have offered variations on the same theme. “Voters may disagree with his policies, but few doubt his sincerity,” editorialized The Boston Globe. “The Arizona senator’s conservatism is, if not always to our liking, at least genuine,” concluded the Los Angeles Times. This is the consensus: McCain’s basically a right-winger, but at least you know where he stands.
Actually, this assessment gets McCain almost totally backward. He has diverged wildly and repeatedly from conservative orthodoxy, but he has also reinvented himself so completely that it has become nearly impossible to figure out what he really believes.
http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=4a65fb2f-7752-493f-a8d3-7fa4aa5e55d0
All material from the New York Times must be properly sourced, linked and excerpted.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1111944/posts
Well, if my memory serves, that post was their public endorsement of John McCain, wasn’t it? If there was ever a fair use argument, I would think it would be for that.
But, in any case, my apologies.
Exactly!
Look, the only way we've got a chance on this issue (and given the stances of the three candidates, we may not have a chance) is to help educate as many people as possible on the issue. Most Americans only know what Gore reported in his movie, which is chock full of falsehoods, mistruths, and deceptions.
If enough people catch on and get mad, maybe we can affect congress. I'm an optimist. I think when push comes to shove, only the most extreme and dimwitted will be willing to push the economy and our sovernty off a cliff on the basis of Al Gore's advice.
Check out the following. Watch a few yourself. Forward the links to your friends, neighbors, and co-workers. Help create the balance the media will not.
The Best Global Warming Videos on the Internet
Part I: Documentaries is available here
Part II: Lectures is available here
Part III: Debates is available here
Part IV: Short Videos is available here
Part V: Humor is available here
Part VI: Updates & Additions is available here
If you're depressed by the McCain videos EternalVigilance posted, check out 50 Good Global Warming Cartoons
And if Solar Cycle 24 doesn't start soon, we're going to find out what climate change really can mean. If the theory holds, Congress will pass laws to increase carbon emissions. If you don't know what I'm talking about, watch the videos.
McCain must lose in order for Republicans to continue to exist.
As far as I'm concerned, they win.
Thank you for the reference to Micheals’ book. I’ll add it to my collection.
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Where is that monument to a McClaim vote?
One of the most disturbing positions McCain has is on global warming. He can do major damage to the future of this country by signing one-sided stick-it-to-Americans treaties.
I know ... instead of the “red scare”.
We have the “green scare”.
It’s a back door approach put forth as a “crisis” to get people to do what they would normally NOT do. It’s a sham.
McCain is an idiot.
I don’t know the full story behind it. Happened across it while doing an image search for clothespins.
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/7710
I think it accurately represents the strategy of those who will hold their noses without considering the consequences. :)
Some addenda as to where it is:
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tips/getAttraction.php?tip_AttractionNo=%3D10414
Cool! Thanks.
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