Republican Romney: "the world is getting warmer"
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'P')residential hopeful Mitt Romney broke with Republican orthodoxy on Friday by saying he believes that humans are responsible, at least to some extent, for climate change.
"It's important for us to reduce our emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases that may be significant contributors."
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Romney Supports Action on Climate Change
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Romney Supports Action on Climate Change
by Cid_Yama » Sat 04 Jun 2011, 16:49:27
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At least one of them has taken the blinders off.
"For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst and provide for it." - Patrick Henry
The level of injustice and wrong you endure is directly determined by how much you quietly submit to. Even to the point of extinction.
The level of injustice and wrong you endure is directly determined by how much you quietly submit to. Even to the point of extinction.
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Re: Romney Supports Action on Climate Change
by Sixstrings » Sat 04 Jun 2011, 17:22:31
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Cid_Yama', '[')b]Republican Romney: "the world is getting warmer"
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'P')residential hopeful Mitt Romney broke with Republican orthodoxy on Friday by saying he believes that humans are responsible, at least to some extent, for climate change.
"It's important for us to reduce our emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases that may be significant contributors."
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'P')residential hopeful Mitt Romney broke with Republican orthodoxy on Friday by saying he believes that humans are responsible, at least to some extent, for climate change.
"It's important for us to reduce our emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases that may be significant contributors."
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At least one of them has taken the blinders off.
This wasn't intentional strategy he MUST have misspoke.. no pro-mitigation Republican can get nominated. That's just how it is. Look for him to walk this back and do some fast talking, just like with his healthcare views.
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Re: Romney Supports Action on Climate Change
by Cog » Sat 04 Jun 2011, 17:31:38
Which Romney are we referring to?
http://politicalcorrection.org/factcheck/201104260011
ROMNEY: Well, you get the prices down by convincing people who are investing in gasoline futures, so to speak, the speculators -- you let them understand that America is going to be producing enough energy for our needs. And that means we're going to start drilling for oil. We're going to use our natural gas resources, which are now extraordinarily plentiful, given new technology. We're going to use our coal resources. Of course, we're going to pursue all the renewables, but you have to have oil and gas to power America's economy. [Fox News, 4/26/11, via Nexis, emphasis added]
http://politicalcorrection.org/factcheck/201104260011
ROMNEY: Well, you get the prices down by convincing people who are investing in gasoline futures, so to speak, the speculators -- you let them understand that America is going to be producing enough energy for our needs. And that means we're going to start drilling for oil. We're going to use our natural gas resources, which are now extraordinarily plentiful, given new technology. We're going to use our coal resources. Of course, we're going to pursue all the renewables, but you have to have oil and gas to power America's economy. [Fox News, 4/26/11, via Nexis, emphasis added]
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Re: Romney Supports Action on Climate Change
by Sixstrings » Sat 04 Jun 2011, 17:51:00
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Cog', 'W')hich Romney are we referring to?
Yeah he's a slippery fish. The funny thing is it looks like Romney will wind up with the nomination by default. Quite a stroke of luck there.. think about it, number one he's Mormon -- that right there spooks evangelicals. Now add in his MA record.. heck, his health care plan was the blueprint for Obamacare.
And on top of being a Mormon and his Romneycare record, now he's a liberal on climate change too?
Tell you what, let's take some bets on how long it takes before an article comes out with Romney backtracking his climate change talk. I'm sure the Koch brothers are on the phone as we speak..
(and here's a thought.. as right wing as Obama has turned out to be, maybe liberals should triangulate and think about the possibility that Romney may be to the left of Obama.. it's possible, Nixon was actually rather progressive.. if Romney is a liberal at heart, history suggests that's the direction he'd drift after winning election)
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