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Global Warming Republicanism?

A number of House Democrats said on Thursday they were pleased that leading Republican presidential candidates had conceded in public debate that man was contributing to global warming and that a government response to the problem was needed. This curious warming trend among Republicans to global warming alarmism, once embraced only be Democrats, is summarized below:

• Conservatives are looking for a Republican presidential candidate anxious to stand up and reject global warming alarmists' claims advocated by liberal elites like Al Gore and his friends in Hollywood," Inhofe told Cybercast News Service.
• "(A Republican candidate willing to do so) would rally the conservative base and shore up a major voting constituency in the Republican Party. I happen to believe that person will be Fred Thompson. That's why I endorsed him," Inhofe added.
• In the Iowa debate, sponsored by the Des Moines Register, the paper's editor Carolyn Washburn asked the Republican candidates: "How many of you believe global climate change is a serious threat and caused by human activity?"
• Thompson asked for a minute to give his answer, and when Washburn insisted on a show of hands, he refused to comply (What a damning photograph that would have been).
• Washburn turned to Sen. John McCain of Arizona for his view. "I think that climate change is real," said McCain. "I've been involved in this issue since the year 2000. I have had hearings. I've traveled the world.”
• "I know that climate change is real. ... It's real. We've got to address it. We can do it with technology, with cap and trade, with capitalist and free enterprise motivation. And I'm confident that we can pass on to our children and grandchildren a cleaner, better world," McCain added.
• Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani chimed in. "I agree with John," said Hizzoner. "Climate change is real. It's happening. I believe human beings are contributing to it. I think the best way to deal with it is through energy independence." Giuliani added that he thought "all parties should embrace this as an issue."
• Washburn then put the question to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. "Is global warming an issue for the world?” Romney asked rhetorically. “Absolutely. Is it something we can deal with by becoming energy independent and energy secure? We sure can.”
• "But at the same time, we call it global warming, not America warming,” Romney added. “So let's not put a burden on us alone and have the rest of the world skate by without having to participate in this effort. It's a global effort."
• Huckabee echoed a statement made earlier by McCain that if we proceed as if man-made global warming is happening and it turns out we are wrong, all the things we have done to stop it will make the world cleaner for our children.
• "But climate change and who's causing it is of less importance than what Senator McCain said. He's exactly right," said Huckabee. "We have done no harm if we take better care of this planet and give it to our children with cleaner air, cleaner soil and cleaner water."
• Huckabee was asked directly by The Hotline whether he believes global warming is caused by humans. He responded that he is "not a scientist" but thinks "we ought to act as if that is the case."

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Our Take

Sen. Jim Inhofe ranking member of the Senate Environment Committee, who is a leading critic of global-warming theory -- expressed dismay that so many of the Republican candidates took the position they did and we applaud him for sticking to his guns. We couldn’t agree more. A conservative Republican needs to stand up to this kowtowing of hot air and it is sad to see that this alarmism has crossed party lines.