Texas flooding puts Cruz, GOP in bind on climate change

CNN ^ | Wed May 27, 2015 | Alexandra Jaffe

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Washington (CNN)The heavy flooding that's overwhelmed Texas and killed more than 30 people has put Sen. Ted Cruz in a bind on climate change.

The Republican presidential contender has held two press conferences over the past two days to address the flooding and the government's response. At each one, he was asked about the impact of climate change on natural disasters like the Texas flooding, and at each one, he dodged the question.

"In a time of tragedy, I think it's wrong to try to politicize a natural disaster -- and so there's plenty of time to talk about other issues," he said in response to a question on his views on climate change during a press conference on Wednesday afternoon.

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"I think the focus now is on caring for those who have lost their lives and lost their homes," he said.

At least 31 people have died in Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma from the storm since this weekend, while another 11 remain missing in Texas. Cruz promised to do all he could to ensure that Texans get access to the resources they need during the recovery.

But his reluctance to answer questions on climate change mark a much more cautious approach to the question than his comparison in March of "global warming alarmists" to "flat-Earthers."

"It used to be [that] it is accepted scientific wisdom the Earth is flat, and this heretic named Galileo was branded a denier," he said in an interview with the Texas Tribune.

Cruz also argued that "global warming alarmists" aren't basing their arguments on facts, because "the satellite data demonstrate that there

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[BenLurkin]

heavy flooding that's overwhelmed Texas and killed more than 30 people has put Sen. Ted Cruz in a bind on climate change.

"That is so much cr-p."

[Olog-hai]

Commie News Network steamrolls the agenda over the bodies of the dead once more. They have no shame.

[ScottinVA]

The heavy flooding that's overwhelmed Texas and killed more than 30 people has put Sen. Ted Cruz in a bind on climate change.

LMAO! Ah yes... it's all about "climate change." Or something.

[Servant of the Cross]

Alexandra .... you poor, misguided ...

[PghBaldy]

He handled the question well, per the quote above. The last thing anyone except for Hillary needs is Cruz to get stuck on the weeds over the climate hoax when bodies are still to be recovered.

[SoFloFreeper]

BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!

This is comedy, right? The ONN and not CNN, right?!??!!

Is Alexandra Jaffe a pseudonym for Jack Handey???

[struggle]

I thought global warming was to blame for the drought.

Now it’s to blame for the rain.

[Jewbacca]

I guess the Galveston hurricane in 1900 was global warming, too.

Hate to break to the warmists, but Houston was built in a swamp next to the ocean.

It floods.

[Timber Rattler]

This is a bunch of bull crap! The rivers of Central Texas has been flooding for centuries, and that's why the Corps of Engineers have built such an extensive network of dams and flood control projects beginning in the 1800s. It's geography, not climate!!!

These people are just stupid.

[Gaffer]

This is about a nonsensical as blaming a disaster on a city or state on its Godless heathen ways. It deserves the same ridicule they heap on religion and belief systems not Islamic.

[a fool in paradise]

Hurricane season is now caused by globalist marxist warming conspiracy theories. Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.

[Louis Foxwell]

Flooding is natural and normal. Levies, dams and other flood control mitigate damage. Quacking about controlling the weather does not.

[fatnotlazy]

CNN hit piece. I don’t see where Ted Cruz is in a bind.

[Night Hides Not]

A 100 year flood followed a 100 year drought. Par for the course in Texas. The Liberal answer is more government spending.

[from occupied ga]

The heavy flooding that's overwhelmed Texas and killed more than 30 people has put Sen. Ted Cruz in a bind on climate change.

Wishful thinking (on the part of CNN.) Climate change bullsh!t alert

[a fool in paradise]

Houston flooded because Barack Obama and Mayor Anus Parkr don’t like white people.

[TexasFreeper2009]

lol

When bad weather happens or hot weather happens. It’s PROOF of human caused global warming!

But when good weather happens or cold weather happens, well... that’s just weather which is entirely different than climate!

Who do these idiots think they are fooling?

Every one of these human caused global warming fraudsters should be rounded up and thrown in jail!

[a fool in paradise]

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