by Max Maghetti on December 7, 2011
Jon Huntsman no longer trusts scientists on global warming.
What a glorious day! Fellow conservatives, let us rejoice — for the stray sheep known as Jon Huntsman has returned to the GOP flock.
We all know that the Republican Party is the anti-science party. And there is no branch of science we Republicans hate more than climate science.
I personally hate climate science so much that even writing the words “climate science” makes me want to punch my computer screen (and I win that battle 9 times out of 10).
The official Republican position is that climate science is:
- At best, inconclusive. Acceptable lines to use are “the jury is still out” or “the science isn’t in yet.”
- At worst, a vast conspiracy of unprecedented scale… launched by Al Gore over 25 years ago, in which 98% of scientists have all falsified their data. [click to continue…]
by Max Maghetti on November 10, 2011
Background:
Grover Norquist, Creator of the Anti-Tax Pledge
Over the last year, Grover Norquist’s Anti-Tax Pledge has received a good amount of attention – and deservedly so. The modern Republican Party opposes all forms of taxation. The Anti-Tax Pledge is what keeps the members of our party in line in our fight against taxes.
How important is the Anti-Tax Pledge? According to The Hill:
Signing it has become de riguer for GOP candidates running for federal or statewide offices across the country.
Without question, taxes threaten our nation’s survival. But we do face one threat that is perhaps even more dangerous. Yes, I am talking about the threat of science.
One day, while contemplating the danger of these two great evils – taxes and science — I had a revelation: if we have an Anti-Tax Pledge, shouldn’t we also have an Anti-Science Pledge? At that moment, I knew it would be up to GOPscience.org to make the Anti-Science Pledge a reality.
Without further ado, GOPscience.org proudly presents The Anti-Science Pledge. [click to continue…]
