[WOSG]

This kind of stuff is feel-good-ism that could betoken either co-opting the leftist agenda or caving into it... as always, the details matter.

So I found Romney’s skepticism encouraging:

“In addition to rejecting more stringent proposals, Romney made a special effort to convey that he personally had doubts about alarmist global warming theory, going so far as to attach a letter to the plan’s final version suggesting he remains unconvinced that man-made greenhouse gases are an environmental problem.

“Romney said he was unsure whether climate change is occurring and whether human activity is causing it,” reported the May 7 Environment & Energy Daily.

Romney characterized his support of the plan as an “insurance policy” focusing on voluntary initiatives in the private sector and mandatory reductions primarily directed at state agencies themselves.

“If climate change is happening, the actions we take will help,” Romney wrote. “If climate change is largely caused by human action, this will really help. If we learn decades from now that climate change isn’t happening, these actions will still help our economy, our quality of life, and the quality of our environment.”

[EternalVigilance]

Empty words.

The words that matter are contained in the envirowhacko plan he actually implemented, not in his cover story:

Massachusetts Climate Protection Plan

[JohnnyZ]

This kind of stuff is feel-good-ism that could betoken either co-opting the leftist agenda or caving into it... as always, the details matter. So I found Romney’s skepticism encouraging:

You found it encouraging that Romney was playing both sides of an issue AGAIN?!?

Dude, you're a shill. Get real.

This guy is a joke. On some things he's personally for, but won't act on them, or maybe will act against them. On other issues he's personally against, but won't act on it, or possibly act for them. On this one, he's personally unsure! but will act in favor.

[Unmarked Package]

Below is another important quote from the article linked in Post #43 that should be noted about the Massachusetts Climate Protection Plan.

"Some of the most economically punitive measures activist groups frequently propose to reach such goals, such as energy taxes and emission caps, are absent from the plan. It is thus unlikely the state will suffer the economic consequences of capping carbon dioxide emissions. Research has found those costs could reach $6,300 per household by raising the price of goods and destroying jobs."