Yeah, before he decided he wanted to run for President and realized he needed Conservative votes.
Sorry, he does not get a pass. Almost all of us knew that global warming was a colossal hoax and said so loudly back then. If Newt is so smart, why then did he not realize it, assuming that he didn't (and that's a BIG 'if')?
EVERYONE who was relying on the scientific data that was around before November 2009 gets a pass on climate change IF they change their position.
It is not their fault that the scientists were using fraudulent data.
It is a sign of integrity for them to change their position in the face of new evidence. It would be LACK of integrity for them to keep the same position.
Surely you see that?
There was bona fide warming in areas such as the North American arctic at the time.
The real question has always been whether or not it was human caused. I believe Newt raised that doubt in his loveseat session with Pelosi.
The real issue with Newt is why he sat on that loveseat with Pelosi in the first place. You NEVER give a Dem a chance to play you for their propaganda machine, in this day and age. The era of reasoned bipartisianship is long gone, and Newt failed to realize that.
He has recently said it was royally stupid to do so. That's good, acknowledging the problem is the first step to correcting it. So, will Newt state that he will stand up to Dem rank partisanship and not succumb to the mentality that you can make a principled compromise with the Dems nowadays?