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Romney Professes Belief in Global Warming

By Joseph Lawler on 6.3.11 @ 4:59PM

Mitt Romney professed a belief in anthropogenic global warming today while campaigning in New Hampshire. From Reuters:

"I believe the world is getting warmer, and I believe that humans have contributed to that," he told a crowd of about 200 at a town hall meeting in Manchester, New Hampshire.

"It's important for us to reduce our emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases that may be significant contributors."

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In addressing climate change and energy policy, Romney called on the United States to break its dependence on foreign oil, and expand alternative energies including solar, wind, nuclear and clean coal.

"I love solar and wind (power) but they don't drive cars. And we're not all going to drive Chevy Volts," he said referring to electric cars.

Based on this very limited statement, Romney's stance is similar to Chris Christie's, in terms of both belief about global warming and policy implications.

Now Romney's problem is that he has to explain to the base that his belief that global warming is a threat that obligates us to reduce our emissions does not mean that he would sign a large carbon tax or cap and trade bill as president. That's a tough sell.

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Michael L. Hauschild| 6.3.11 @ 5:20PM

Earth to Mitt, earth to Mitt.......come in Mitt your transmission is garbled.

Cam| 6.3.11 @ 6:21PM

With his 25 years of private sector leadership experience Mitt Romney is the best candidate. Republicans aren’t serious if they nominate someone without private sector credentials. That means no Palin or Pawlenty, even if I do like them.

51| 6.3.11 @ 6:23PM

Acknowledging global warming is not the same as supporting government solutions that would harm our economy. Romney did nothing wrong!!!

Michael L. Hauschild| 6.3.11 @ 6:39PM

No, but it does make you a kool aid drinking imbecile. Parenting mandated Romneycare is the “supporting government solution that is harming the economy.”

George S| 6.3.11 @ 7:53PM

But it is a crucial first step. He also believed (believes?) in mandated health insurance. Then he acted. Chicken, egg.

George S| 6.3.11 @ 7:54PM

MLH... that's a reply to area 51

Dai Alanye| 6.3.11 @ 11:57PM

Too bad these characters can't study a bit of science, then come to their own conclusions. Is CO2 a greenhouse gas? Yes, but so is water vapor, and a far more effective one. Further, there's ten times as much H2O as CO2 in the atmosphere.

Have Michael Mann and Al Gore promoted the creation of giant atmospheric dehumidifiers? Not yet, at least. Have any of these "clear-sighted" politicians like Romney and Christie ever heard of the Medieval Warm Period--and if so, do they believe it was caused by the famous Viking gasoline-driven longships?

Have you considered| 6.4.11 @ 7:16AM

So what exactly does Romney mean by saying this: ""It's important for us to reduce our emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases that may be significant contributors.""

It appears to me he is not just commenting on his unfounded belief, but using the verb "REDUCE" which is an Action word...get it?

AGW is a HOAX. Please read this recent article.

http://hotair.com/greenroom/ar.....se-science

As a matter of fact, please email this to Mitt for his edification.

I will Never support Romney for president.

PCP Smoker| 6.4.11 @ 11:21PM

You are moron. And he is a moron too. Human activity causes "climate change". How can that be differentiated from the millions of years of "climate change" without humans being around.
You are loser and he is stupid.

George S| 6.3.11 @ 7:51PM

So if a President Romney signs a cap and trade bill into law, you will defer to his private sector experience and gladly fork over the extra cash. Before you say he'll never do it... he beat Obama to ObamaCare. What kind of private sector credentials are those?

Teflon93| 6.3.11 @ 5:23PM

He's not a conservative. Which is why NR and the Beltway-NY-LA RINOs support him.

with teflon93| 6.4.11 @ 12:38PM

In 2008, the Democratic Party did not offer a Democrat and the Republican Party did not offer a Republican.
The Dims offered us a choice between 2 Alinskyites--Hillary & b. Hussein Obama. Alinsky was not a liberal, not a progressive, but a radical who advocated direct action instead of political persuasion.
The Not-So-Bright Party offered us a choice between a progressive--Capt. "Wrong-Way" McCain--and a liberal--Romney.
Here we go again?

Rich| 6.3.11 @ 5:27PM

He just lost my vote.

51| 6.3.11 @ 6:23PM

Acknowledging global warming is not the same as supporting government solutions that would harm our economy. Romney did nothing wrong!!!

Michael L. Hauschild| 6.3.11 @ 6:41PM

Not only are you demented Romney troll, you are a repetitive demented Romney troll.

Bob K.| 6.3.11 @ 6:43PM

Well, he talked like an idiot!

Politicians who want to get elected should not say stupid things.

Especially on issues that are controversial and which will potential divide his supporters. But since most politicians do I guess you could say he did nothing wrong.

Except to damage his candidacy.

Bob K.| 6.3.11 @ 6:45PM

That should be "potentially" in the 3rd sentence.

Torch Wielding Peasant| 6.3.11 @ 7:56PM

All statist solutions are WRONG! Romney is a "right-wing" OBAMA!
He will never have my vote!

PCC| 6.3.11 @ 10:22PM

Man-made climate change is a fraud and anyone who agrees with it is a fool.

bill glass| 6.4.11 @ 10:56AM

me too

Anommynous| 6.3.11 @ 5:49PM

If the vote really comes down to an "establishment" candidate like Romney or T-Paw, I would have to go with T-Paw. T-Paw has fully repented his earlier stance on global warming whereas Romney has embraced it. T-Paw also doesn't have RomneyCare looming in his past. There are two issues right there where T-Paw is better than Romney, and I can't think of any where Romney is better than T-Paw. I'd still rather have a Palin or Santorum or maybe a Herman Cain, but I could pull the lever for T-Paw without holding my nose. I can't say that for Romney.

bubba16123| 6.3.11 @ 10:32PM

T paw repenting now does't help us in Minnesota he signed a bill called 25 by 25. It calls for power providers to get 25% of the electricity from wind solar by 2025. The bill is starting to come due and the price for power is rising fast

Al Adab| 6.3.11 @ 5:51PM

Keep it up Mitt. Every day Conservatives get another reason to oppose your candidacy. Thanks again.

Kingofthenet| 6.3.11 @ 6:07PM

Quick Mitt, throw the MOB a bone, say the Earth is only 6,000yrs old!

Paul McGrath| 6.3.11 @ 6:24PM

I can't stand this any more. Is there any subject on which he doesn't agree with Obama? Why don't you start with those, Mitt? God. I think I'm going to lose my mind. The Republican front-runner has basically announced that he is a kinder George W., or a dopier McCain.

Someone tell me: what is the warmest city in Canada?

Al Adab| 6.3.11 @ 6:33PM

Vancouver

That said, What makes you think Romney is the front runner except for all the east coast press coverage?

Another question. Why should the GOP nominee be chosen by primaries in states like NJ, NY, Ill, Ca and so on that cannot deliver a single electoral vote come November? Something wrong with a system like that.

Bill Hussein O'Stalin| 6.3.11 @ 6:44PM

Someone should ask Romney for scientific proof. There isn't any. If he believes it he's not very bright. If he's simply endorsing it, he's still not very bright. Sheesh!

Mimi| 6.3.11 @ 7:04PM

Well....There goes MITT...Hello Sarah !

dadfly| 6.3.11 @ 7:07PM

stick a fork in both romney and cristy. they are carbon.

Ceemack| 6.3.11 @ 7:15PM

Somebody please tell Mitt Romney to STFD and STFU. He will never, ever, be the Republican nominee. Has he not been watching the last two years? The Republican base will not accept a liberal-turned-moderate-masquerading-badly-as-a-conservative. Not this time.

He and Newt Gingrich should abandon their campaigns and take an extended joint vacation.

Truth to Power| 6.3.11 @ 7:17PM

Strike 5. Step away from the tee ball, Mitt.

RJ| 6.3.11 @ 7:17PM

The gulf between Romney and my values grows every day. None of the candidates have won my vote, but Mitt keeps working to lose mine. You can stop now, Mitt. You have lost me for good.

Sarah| 6.4.11 @ 12:41AM

It's one of your values to ignore global warming?

bill glass| 6.4.11 @ 11:00AM

Global warming is bs - It's happened before and there was no man-made at all. If a person has a brain they'll see is for what it is...a massive redistributionist social and economic policy designed to extract as much money as possible from us to fund global enviromarxists, and world gubmint.

RJ| 6.4.11 @ 3:06PM

Sarah - When I grew up, scientists were warning of a coming ice age. I do not think "global warming" is a fact, let alone that humans are responsible for it. Should the world get warmer, a much more likely cause is increased solar activity. A thousand years ago, Vikings were farming in Greenland. It is too cold to farm in Greenland today.

Nonetheless, the global warming advocates would have us believe that it is scientifically concluded that for decades the planet is heating up predominately because of the use of fossil fuels, while at the same time local daily weather remains difficult to predict. I don't buy it.

I agree with Bill Glass - the "global warming" issue has been promoted by statists to gain more power over the citizenry. Promoters, like Al Gore have used it to make themselves wealthy, while companies like GE sign on to sell more expensive products. In the meantime, science has become more politicized by government funding research grants based on obtaining the outcome that is deemed politically desirable, rather than what evidence uncovers.

Pelligrino| 6.4.11 @ 3:58PM

RJ, thank you. Very well and succinctly stated.

I think I recall those ice age predictions, too.

We live on a dynamic planet in a dynamic solar system.

To my thinking, we should all be the best possible stewards of all resources (money, time, energy); I tend to be a bit of a "Crunchy Con" in this area. But good conservation of resources and recyling, etc. are NO reason to dupe/force people into higher taxation, idiotic carbon offsetting (what does that mean?), moratoriums on drilling, mining, or exploration.

This is the biggest governmental global deceit going.

Those are all lies. For years Europeans have had huge percentages of their gas pump bills as payable (supposedly) into various national ecological projects. I -- and most European consumers who seriousy consider/confront these issues -- see no evidence of governments using any of these obsene tax-at-the-pump revenues used toward anything meaningful for these nations or the European continent.

We agree. My view is that the environmental movement equals government abuse of citizens on the grand scale.

jolizoom| 6.4.11 @ 5:39PM

"Crunchy con" nothing! Good stewardship is what it should be all about. Saving the smelt at the expense of those who (used to) produce food for the country from California's breadbasket, is NOT good stewardship by any stretch of the imagination.

RJ| 6.5.11 @ 4:22PM

Hi Pelligrino,

Thank-you and yes, conservatives are by their nature are against waste and therefore are true conservationists. (I would be happy to compare my electric bill against Al Gore's or any of the other "environmentalists" within the Washington Beltway).

My regret is that in the United States, the government has become corrupt. Instead of offering reasonable solutions to real problems, it has become a weapon against the general public for the benefit and enrichment of the politically connected. As I see it, to regain an honest and efficient government, as well as to return to prosperity, we need to downsize the scope and power of the US state and federal governments.

jolizoom| 6.4.11 @ 5:44PM

No, I'm all about global warming! Here in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, we're still waiting for our annual global warming to arrive! We had snow on Mother's Day, and today it is raining and in the 50s. According to Weather.com our record high for today's date was 94 degrees, and the average is 78. Global warming? Bring it on!

bluecollarbytes| 6.3.11 @ 7:27PM

It's far to early to compromise on such potentialy huge issues, issues that could still strangle the economy worse than what the messiah has already done.

If Mitt 'has to be' the nominee in the end, then he'll 'have to be supported', but till then I just consider him the 'safe big-guvmint, next-in-line, elitist perfumed politician' that will solidify and advance numerous Obama policies.

Teflon93| 6.3.11 @ 7:28PM

There is no global warming. What trend there was ended in the 90s. Go read a book.

Thom| 6.3.11 @ 8:19PM

If you state a belief, such as Mitt did and not act upon that belief you are a hypocrite else you have to act upon your belief which means you believe in a hoax that you can’t prove and are far worse than a hypocrite. Which is it Mitt?

Michael L. Hauschild| 6.3.11 @ 9:28PM

The only thing Romney could have done worse would be to photgraph his nether regions and then send it to Michelle, and Sarah. It is one thing to be stupid, but to open your mouth and spew ignorance for no reason at all is beyond even his defense of the mandated health care.

Bill Hussein O'Stalin| 6.4.11 @ 5:40AM

If he decorated it by gluing on leaves and claiming he was doing it to bring attention to the environment that would make it OK.

Wayne | 6.3.11 @ 10:01PM

If Romney is can not recognize the scam then he is either part of it or stupid, and he does not seem stupid to me. This alone eliminates him from my list. Cap and Trade is a tax against Americans with the proceeds being distributed around the world (after the scammers get their cut). This is a non-starter and I would no longer rather see Romney as President as Obama. They are obviously cut from the same cloth.

Sarah| 6.4.11 @ 12:39AM

Once again, Romney is LEADING. This is what a LEADER looks like.

Libertarians are clueless about issues related to taking care of the earth and insuring that we don't pollute it.

What's the ultra-right wing slogan? "Rape and pillage the earth today, because tomorrow it will be burned anyway?"

Clint| 6.4.11 @ 4:53AM

“The greatest hoax I think that has been around for many, many years if not hundreds of years has been this hoax on [...] global warming.” – Ron Paul on Fox Business, Nov. 4, 2009

Sarah| 6.4.11 @ 11:50AM

Ron Paul isn't a leader - he's a propagandinista. vague generalizations won't due.

Romney is a better leader than Paul. Romney acknowledges the facts and then proposes the new direction that we all need to go: reduce gas emissions by depending on oil.

Clint| 6.4.11 @ 5:12PM

Dr. Ron Paul Versus Mittens Romney:

"Ron Paul is one of the outstanding leaders fighting for a stronger national defense. As a former Air Force officer, he knows well the needs of our armed forces, and he always puts them first. We need to keep him fighting for our country."
-Ronald Reagan

On the other hand,
"Romney earned himself a reputation as a flip-flopper as he dramatically attempted to reshape himself as a stanch conservative despite having previously staked out liberal positions on abortion, guns, immigration and a litany of other issues."

Have you considered| 6.4.11 @ 7:27AM

Sarah, your defense of Romney is not endearing, and saying that Libertarians are clueless does not augment your point.

If you care about Mitt, maybe you should e-mail this to his campaign so they can get up to speed on this topic.

http://hotair.com/greenroom/ar.....se-science

Sarah| 6.4.11 @ 11:55AM

Scientists have biases. Their conclusions are influenced by those biases for better or worse.

It is not a disputed fact that "gas emissions" warm the planet. That IS the point.

Why is it that you extreme libertarian types think that "YOU" are the only ones with the "facts?"

It's a bunch of bull. You can't solve health care issues because you can't distinguish the philosophical priority between personal responsibility and liberty and yet you want me to listen to your "final" authority on global warming based on a single source?

Romney is leading and libertarians are avoiding. The great avoiders.

We all know that liberals have taken global warming too far, but by so doing they have alienated conservatives from the facts: Gas emissions warm the planet.

Romney leads our and says "we need to change course." He need new technologies, new energy sources, and if we don't act, there is a consequence.

Romney, the true conservative leader, has the courage to identify personal responsibility - unlike Paul and Palin.

jolizoom| 6.4.11 @ 5:53PM

I'm not a libertarian. I just know a cash cow when I see it. The warmists have billions upon billions of dollars invested in "green" this and "sustainable" that. They can't afford to admit it's all a hoax, or their house of cards will come crashing down and they will become mere mortals like the rest of us who work for a living.

TennesseeVolunteer| 6.4.11 @ 9:06AM

Sarah, her is something to think about when hawking global warming and the benefits of solar energy.
My company designed steel frames for solar panels going up on a commercial building. The investment through a loan from the government was $203,000. The monthly return on the solar panels was $1000/month.
Now, who in their right mind would invest 200K to make a 1000 per month when the interest on a loan of that size would be in the $1500/month range? N
Only the government, my dear, only the government.
Not to mention, maintenance, moving the panels every couple of months etc.

Sarah| 6.4.11 @ 11:57AM

Tennessee:

Old arguments and old rhetoric. You're still avoiding the issue. Gas emissions warm the planet - that is an undisputed fact.

Romney hasn't proposed that we rely on "solar energy" to replace oil.

Try again.

Romney is saying, "warming is real" - we need to take a new direction with greater personal responsibility for our future.

Have you considered| 6.5.11 @ 6:25AM

Sarah, your continued assertion that ""Gas emissions warm the planet - that is an undisputed fact."" is factually inaccurate.

See DISPUTE here:

http://hotair.com/greenroom/ar.....e-science/

Sshhheeeeesh.

Truth to Power| 6.4.11 @ 9:26AM

Slavishly sucking up to the elite class may be how to get elected in the People's Republic of Massachusetts but is not leadership. Government dependent scientists have been caught with their pants down with respect to the data and with how they treat the heralded peer review process. Romney will go home eventually to the rich energy heavy lifestyle that Al Gore will. This lifestyle is supposedly causing the problem. Why in the most fundamental way are they such hypocrites? Hint: It has nothing to do with leadership.

Sarah| 6.4.11 @ 12:01PM

Bull.

More stupid comments from a bankrupt libertarian base that lives in hick-ville.

These are absurd and unintelligent comments from a yet another uninformed ultra-right wing conservative.

Gas emissions warm the planet. Warming causes changes in the weather and our eco systems.

What can we do? We can reduce gas emissions. But to do so, we need new technologies and innovations. The time to act is NOW - we need to move away from oil.

Romney isn't proposing we abandon oil for "NOTHING."

He's acting like a REAL world-wide leader claiming that it's time for conservatives to act responsibly.

But, for libertarians, they have their priorities all screwed up - they think liberty ALWAYS trumps personal responsibility.

Prester John| 6.4.11 @ 10:45AM

No, actually the slogan is "Earth first! We'll plunder the other plants later".

Prester John| 6.4.11 @ 10:46AM

Oops, I of course meant "planets".

Sarah| 6.4.11 @ 12:44AM

This is who REAL conservative LEADERS lead:

“I don’t speak for the scientific community, of course,’’ Romney said. “But I believe the world’s getting warmer. I can’t prove that, but I believe based on what I read that the world is getting warmer. And number two, I believe that humans contribute to that . . . so I think it’s important for us to reduce our emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases that may well be significant contributors to the climate change and the global warming that you’re seeing.’’

Romney has made clear that he opposes cap-and-trade, a system that would combat climate change by limiting total emissions and forcing polluters to pay for the greenhouse gases they produce. Instead, he said yesterday, he wants to wean the country from its dependence on foreign oil by seeking alternative sources of energy, and he said Americans should do more to conserve.

Bill Hussein O'Stalin| 6.4.11 @ 5:42AM

Stating that the earth is getting warmer when there is no proof whatsoever, and especially when it isn't necessary, indicates that you are getting ready to grease the skids for cap and trade or you are a complete idiot.

Sarah| 6.4.11 @ 11:43AM

Spoken like a "true" extreme libertarian who can't face the reality of the science of global warming and the "essence" of what "emissions" do.

Your position is the old-way of thinking. Romney is a leader. He's claiming that we need to pay attention to the facts of reducing gas emissions but NOT buying into cap and trade.

Quoted above
"Romney has made clear that he opposes cap-and-trade, a system that would combat climate change by limiting total emissions and forcing polluters to pay for the greenhouse gases they produce."

Bill Hussein O'Stalin| 6.4.11 @ 1:47PM

I notice you didn't offer any scientific studies because they are all bogus. There is no evidence that reducing emissions will affect the weather one way or the other.

Let's see your proof or you're guilty of the stupid way of thinking.

Clint| 6.4.11 @ 5:27PM

Wrong !
Mittens supports Cap and Trade if it is done globally as opposed to just nationally.

"Romney’s cap-and-trade feelings shifted. “We’re going to move our new facilities from the U.S. to China, where they don’t have those agreements. You end up polluting and putting just as much CO2 in the air because the big energy users go there. That’s why these ideas make sense, but only on a global basis. They don’t call it ‘America warming.’ They call it ‘global warming.’”…"

WarEagle01| 6.4.11 @ 3:26AM

Put a fork in him. He's done. This bone-headed statement clearly shows that Mitt is not ready for prime time.

bill glass| 6.4.11 @ 11:03AM

I think that, too. I would have possibly supported him, but now, no way.

southernsue| 6.4.11 @ 8:43AM

it sounds like romney is running for the democratic ticket.

john dubose| 6.4.11 @ 9:00AM

The global warming Co2 thing is not so much wrong as over-hyped. There is no doubt that it raises temperatures a little. But. 1. How much is wildly uncertain. 2. The proposed ways of doing something more about it are about redistribution to favored groups than actual solutions and wildly expensive. 3. Big CO2 generators are overseas and need to burn coal to get rich. It is not reasonable to expect them to stop doing it. 4. Inspite of stories of melting ice and sad polar bears, on balance, a couple of degrees warmer might be a net positive. It is too bad that none of the Republican hopefulls has made a speech with these points.

martin j smith| 6.4.11 @ 10:56AM

This question should be put to Romney as well as all who profess to govern or want to govern: Are you ( if you believe in made made climate whatever ) willing to forgo private jets, limos and other goodies to demonstrate that you put your money where your mouth is or not ? If not shut up!!!!!!!!!!!

Sarah| 6.4.11 @ 11:47AM

You guys are all out of arguments and approaches.

You're either completely extreme on global warming, or you're for "zero" gas emissions.

You see INTELLIGENT people like Mitt Romney can actually come up with a NEW way of looking at things, so we can make PROGRESS.

Gas emissions "warm up" the planet. Science has PROVEN that. Romney is on solid scientific ground.

But Romney doesn't buy into the "sky is falling" crowd that says we must "kill our economy."

No, instead, he's a leader and proposes 1) that we acknowledge the facts, and 2) reduce our gas emissions by reducing our need for oil.

You see a REAL innovator like Romney knows we need to shift our focus onto new sources and renewable energy.

Wayne | 6.4.11 @ 11:59AM

It is not proven, but climategate demonstrated that the main proponents of it knowingly mislead the science community. They have been unable to come up with the original data and the rules by which they "tweaked" the data. Romney has had plenty of time to research this.

He demonstrates that he is vulnerable to hucksters like Al Gore. This is not a leader but a doofus.

Your defense of him does him further harm as it is full of leftist name calling.

Sarah| 6.4.11 @ 12:12PM

You're not listening Wayne.

Yes, it is a proven fact that gas emissions warm the planet. This is not disputed.

What is disputed is whether or not gas emissions are the SOLE cause for global warming.

What part of the "polar ice" is disappearing don't you understand?

It is a FACT that the polar ice is disappearing and this will have an effect on the planet. What scientists don't know is what exactly it will do.

Libertarians want to IGNORE the problem because they are legislation averse. We get it. You're obsessed with personal liberty above all other things. But you've forgotten another value that is JUST as important: Personal responsibility.

You're not ALL living on an island by yourselves - remember?

Wayne, your BS labels and name calling are the same lame approach that Repubs and Dems have followed for decades - is bull.

Romney's action and your reaction and precisely why we don't need a Ron Paul in the White House - because personal responsibility is not a part of the message.

Libertarian principles without equal personal responsibility are just as dangerous as Obama's liberal agenda.

Wayne | 6.5.11 @ 1:27PM

Your not listening. It is NOT proven that carbon dioxide warms the planet. The polar ice is shrinking and at the same time it is growing. Also Mt. Bachelor nearby just set a record with 660 inches of snow just as we set record lows for April and May. See I can play that game also.

Quit your straw man attacks. It is a logical fallacy. Just accept that Romney's position just like your ad hominem attacks will alienate the very people he needs to get the nomination.

Clint| 6.4.11 @ 5:50PM

Ron Paul has identified the artificial panic around Global Warming as an elaborate hoax.

Dr.Ron Paul, November 20th,2008 :
Rather than taking a “sky is falling” approach, I think there are common-sense steps we can take to cut emissions and preserve our environment. I am, after all, a conservative and seek to conserve not just American traditions and our Constitution, but our natural resources as well.

Government cannot invest, it can only redistribute resources. Just look at the mess government created with ethanol. Congress decided that we needed more biofuels, and the best choice was ethanol from corn. So we subsidized corn farmers at the expense of others, and investment in other types of renewables was crowded out.

Now it turns out that corn ethanol is inefficient, and it actually takes more energy to produce the fuel than you get when you burn it.
And on top of that, corn is now going into our gas tanks instead of onto our tables or feeding our livestock or dairy cows; so food prices have been driven up. This is what happens when we allow government to make choices instead of the market; I hope we avoid those mistakes moving forward.”

luap nor| 6.5.11 @ 6:04PM

Actually Ron Paul said "science shows that human activity probably does play a role in stimulating the current fluctuations.".

http://www.ronpaul.com/on-the-.....l-warming/

His scientific training and devotion to the atheistic Ayn Rand keep him from seeing things the way they really are. Someone like Palin is not blindfolded by elite scientific training and she knows you don't get truth out of scientists or atheists. What she knows about climate change she knows from common sense, and the Bible.

Roark| 6.4.11 @ 11:00AM

As someone who voted straight ticket GOP for 50+ years, I have finally come to realize that Dem & GOP are simply the left and right hands of the corporatist, collectivist, globalist party.

bill glass| 6.4.11 @ 11:03AM

suuuure.

Roark| 6.4.11 @ 11:18AM

Too bad you can't join John & Barry on their golf outing.

Glein| 6.4.11 @ 1:36PM

Romney is a panderer and will say anything to get elected. He is a liberal in RINO clothing. Beware RINOS they JUST DON'T GET IT!

Kingofthenet| 6.4.11 @ 1:54PM

Message to Terrorists EVERYWHERE, You can Run, but you can't hide....President Barack Obama

Richard Baker| 6.4.11 @ 4:00PM

Sounds to me as if he thinks is what he has to say to be electable. A fraudulent idea is. Maybe he and Pelosi and Newt need to have an irrelevancy council.

Ohiolad| 6.4.11 @ 4:57PM

Poor Mitt – you got your timing a little screwed up. You weren’t supposed to come out and admit you believed in man-made global warming (and presumably supported cap and trade) until after you won the Republican nomination - not before.

Michael L. Hauschild| 6.4.11 @ 5:55PM

It only "feels"like it is getting warming to "Mandate gestures hypnotically" because of the tin foil hat he uses to protect his hair from the cosmic rays.

Kingofthenet| 6.4.11 @ 7:57PM

Wow some of you here are borderline delusional, no Global Warming ? Quick name the three hottest years on record? Hint in wasn't in the 1940's...

Nick| 6.4.11 @ 8:52PM

Very good, Kook of the Net, it was the '30s.
And, I'll give you three guesses what yellow object in the sky is the biggest contributer to global warming?

Even you man-made global warming hoaxers can understand this. Go outside tonight and see how much the temperature falls when the sun goes down.

Kingofthenet| 6.4.11 @ 10:01PM

Well OBVIOUSLY the Sun plays a BIG part in this, the Earth after All doesn't generate it's own heat, but the excessive CO2 in the atmosphere due to burning all the Fossil fuels is trapping more of the heat the Sun radiates to us, raising the temp of the Earth. It is a Vicious cycle because when the Earth heats up, the ICE at the Poles melts and without the ice there the water absorbs the heat instead of the ice reflecting it so the process gets faster.

Wayne | 6.5.11 @ 1:30PM

You can not name the 3 hottest years, because you can not produce the original data. You must instead depend on what the United Nations tells you.

Kingofthenet| 6.4.11 @ 8:32PM

Romney further added that he believes the Earth is Round and that the Sun does NOT revolve around the Earth, two controversial ideas that will put him at odds with his Conservative Base.
Now you Conservatives are entitled to your stupid 'opinions' but you are NOT entitled own 'facts' here it is:
"The 2010 data confirm the Earth's significant long-term warming trend," said Michel Jarraud, WMO's top official. He added that the ten warmest years after records began in 1854 have all occurred since 1998.