re: #18 Charles

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.

There is a definite refusal to accept human responsibility. I suspect they aren’t philosophical enough to understand the difference between “G-d being in control” and “human responsibility”. Free Will and all that is way above some people’s “pay grade”.