re: #16 elizajane

1. Pawlenty has never been the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree.

2. As his numbers tank, he’s scurrying to find a line that will endear him to the Republican base again.

That’s all it is. Nothing to do with science, knowledge, or understanding of any sort except simplistic, short-term political calculus.

That’s true, but the problem is that what he’s saying here is totally mainstream Republican thinking. It’s not just Pawlenty — it’s ALL of them. Even Huntsman, who doesn’t outright deny the existence of climate change, is saying there’s no pressing need to do anything about it.

The GOP as a whole has taken a stand against science in two very critical areas — biology and climatology. The implications of this stance are very disturbing.