Perry is greeted by some jeers, sharp questions and heckles in New Hampshire. I loved this question:
One questioner of Perry, who identified himself as a state representative — there are 400 members of the state House — pressed the Texas governor on how he could deny the existence of global warming when a number of companies in Texas are benefiting by manufacturing clean energy technology. "The record's still out on whether global warming is manmade. I'm a skeptic about the science so far," Perry responded.
And this one from a previous event:
If both "observed scientific data" and the National Academy of Sciences are wrong on the issue, Rubens asked Perry, "doesn't that call into question the entire science discovery process that is the basis for America's status as an advanced technological society?"
It sure does. But when you are a fundamentalist religious party, science is a threat, not an asset. Perry's claim to skepticism, of course, is belied by his own book:
In his book, "Fed Up," Mr. Perry described global-warming science as “one contrived phony mess that is falling apart under its own weight” and a “secular carbon cult” led by false prophets like Al Gore.
As the Tories in Britain have embraced climate change as a priority, the Republican candidates are vying to demonize the EPA. Bachmann is the most extreme:
“I guarantee you the E.P.A. will have doors locked and lights turned off, and they will only be about conservation. It will be a new day and a new sheriff in Washington, D.C.”
The Republican suicide shows no sign of any need for assistance.
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