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Posted on 05/07/2007 4:22:06 PM PDT by jdm
Republican presidential candidate John McCain said today that global climate change is real and Americans must deal with its effects.
"Climate change is a fact," the Arizona senator told a crowd this morning gathered under a large tent outside the Iowa Machine Shed restaurant in Davenport.
McCain argued for a system that would cap emissions but allow individual companies to trade credits, within that cap, to put greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. A similar type of arrangement took place in the 1990s to battle acid rain. Several Democratic presidential candidates also approve of such an approach.
"We can have an ongoing debate, and should, about how serious is it, but it's happening," McCain said.
McCain, who has been most noted in this presidential campaign for his steadfast support of the Iraq War, made climate change a prominent part of his stump speech. He said the country should reduce its dependence on foreign oil and move toward renewable energy sources, as well as nuclear power.
His unequivocal embrace of the belief that global warming is occurring is striking given there is significant skepticism within his party that it is or that human activities are causing it. In an interview, McCain said, "if you want to ignore the findings of literally every reputable scientific organization in America and the world, that's your privilege."
As many as 250 people grouped under a tent outside the Machine Shed to hear McCain, who was making his second trip to the Quad-Cities this year.
The senator continued to take a forceful approach to Iraq, arguing that while the war was "very, very badly" mishandled there is a new general and a "good strategy" now in place.
He warned that if Americans withdraw from Iraq precipitously, terrorists "will follow us home."
McCain also dismissed the idea of a short-term funding proposal for the war. In the wake of President Bush's veto of Congress' war spending bill last month, Democrats are considering a new measure that would fund the war, but only through the summer, when they can get a report from the top general in Iraq, Gen. David Patraeus, about whether the surge in troops is having an impact.
"It's a gross distortion of the powers of the Congress of the United States," McCain said.
McCain also was making a trip to Muscatine today to campaign there.
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There’s ordinary junk science, and then there’s DEMOKKKRAT “science”.... “Global Warming(TM)” is demokkkrat science.
Climate change is a fact. The notion that it is caused by human energy use is at best surmise based on computer models of a chaotic dynamical system (a worthless enterprise) and at worst anti-capitalist propaganda. The notion that it is certain to be a continued warming trend is flat silly.
The correct response to climate change is to funnel research dollars into developing food crops that will grow in hotter wetter climates, hotter drier climates, colder wetter climates and colder drier climates than we now grow food in, development of irrigation systems to move water into areas which seem to be developing persistent droughts, and doing advance planning to deal with coastline changes and refugees (whether from desertifying areas or glaciers). Of course none of these ideas destroy capitalism or empower the government to interfere in everyone’s daily life like mandating compact flourescent light bulbs or taxing SUV’s or whatever the lastest enthusiasm on the left proposes as a ‘global warming’ cure.
Sorry for the dup....
Shoulda scrolled down a bit first.
http://uk.download.yahoo.com/ne/fu/attachments/bubblewrap.swf
OK, now that’s just dang funny!
GW MAY be a reality. But THE question is whether it is from manmade causes — or (far more likely since the Martian icecap seems to ALSO be shrinking and I don’t think there are any men on mars) is it from increased SOLAR ACTIVITY?
If the latter is the case, just what in the hell can Algore and his sycophants do about it?
John’s liberal streak continues to pop it’s ugly head up, from time to time (still shooting for the MSM to “praise him” for his bucking conservatives.)
Thats the first reasonable thing I have heard all day, wish more people would look to sane reasoning like that instead of things such as ethanol. Did anyone see that piece on ABC the other day about how much energy is needed to produce that junk , made me want to hurl.
And the reward for Presidential Nominee with the most doomage goes to...
Bingo!
I couldn’t pull it up....
Rats!
Probably better that way.....so many other things to do.
Still a lot of fun though.
McCain and Stem Cell Research Round-up
SEN. JOHN McCAIN: THE ULTIMATE "RHINESTONE HERO"
SEN. JOHN McCAIN: THE ULTIMATE "RHINESTONE HERO" Part II
U.S. Sen. John McCain is no War Hero
John McCain: The Manchurian Candidat
McCain Is Booed by Labor Activists
McCain Rides to Kerry's Rescue: "John Kerry is Not Weak on Defense" (Today Show alert)
John McCain SCREAMS AT 9/11 FSA MEMBERS FOR OPPOSING HIS BILL TO GIVE AMNESTY FOR ILLEGALS
A number of articles on McCain. (some the same as above)
McCain Seeks to Change California Primary
McCain/Soros by Rabbi Areyh Spero
Soros' "Reform" (an article about Soros‘ instrumental hand in McCain/Feingold)
Not Child‘s Play [McCain/Schumer bill could effect FR?]
McCain's Letter (McCain aligns with Global Enviro activists)
The Turning Point on Global Warming (McCain and Lieberman Op-Ed Alert)
Climate bill sets stage for debate (Sens. McCain, Obama, and Lieberman join forces)
McCain Looked into Caucusing with Democrats
McCain Still Disliked by Fiscal Conservatives (Club For Growth)
John McCain Goes Left for Money
McCain, Obama Make Deal on Financing
Sens. Snowe, Collins to head Maine exploratory committee for McCain
Double Talk Express. McCain in his own words. VIDEO
More YOUTUBE - McCain On Abortion (UH OH! YouTube Has a Video of Him in 1999)
Dear Senator,
Thank you Mr. Republican “prominent presidential candidate” for validating the moron MSM socialist movement. You are more damaging to Conservativism than the socialists are.
Carbon credits are the modern equivalent of Indulgences.
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