Gov. Jerry Brown at a conference on climate change at the Vatican on July 22.
Alan: Given the invincible ignorance of their conservative constituents, Republican candidates need do nothing but oppose Democrats and mouth right-wing platitudes: "No new taxes. Strong defense. Personal responsibility. Austerity. No government handouts. Free markets. Deregulation."
At minimum they should be required to make an occasional non-platitudinous statement that addresses specific real world concerns.
For example...
"I do not believe in global warming and consider anthropogenic global warming a hoax. And even if is a real true, there is nothing we can do."
"Faith, Hope, Charity And Divine Desperation"
Consider.
"If you had to drive your current car for the rest of your life and you knew it had a serious overheating problem which -- every time the engine over-heated -- would further diminish the longevity of your car, would you repair the overheating problem or would you say that "irreversible damage has already been done so there's no need for me to do anything?"
If you answer the latter, you're lying.
Sarah Palin: "Alaska Feels Impacts Of Climate Change More Than Any Other State"
For example...
"I do not believe in global warming and consider anthropogenic global warming a hoax. And even if is a real true, there is nothing we can do."
"Faith, Hope, Charity And Divine Desperation"
"If you had to drive your current car for the rest of your life and you knew it had a serious overheating problem which -- every time the engine over-heated -- would further diminish the longevity of your car, would you repair the overheating problem or would you say that "irreversible damage has already been done so there's no need for me to do anything?"
If you answer the latter, you're lying.
Sarah Palin: "Alaska Feels Impacts Of Climate Change More Than Any Other State"
by Chris Megerian, L.A. Times, August 5, 2015
Gov. Jerry Brown tried to elbow his way into presidential politics Wednesday morning by calling for Republican candidates to detail plans to address climate change.
“Continuing to question the science and hurl insults at ‘global warming hoaxsters’ and ‘apostles of this pseudo-religion’ won’t prevent severe damage to our health and economic well-being," Brown wrote in a letter. "Americans, their children and generations to come deserve – and demand – better.”
Brown, a Democrat, said California's drought and wildfires are evidence that the effects of climate change are being felt now, calling it "the new normal."
The governor added, “Lest you think this movement is limited to Democrats and only embraced within our borders, the conservatives in England, the moderates in Germany and even the communists in China are on board.”
Many of the Republican candidates, who are participating in their first debate on Thursday, have either denied the science surrounding climate change or opposed stiffer steps to address the problem.
It's a key issue for Brown, who has pushed stronger regulations in California and taken shots at Republicans on the issue before.
In March, he said Ted Cruz, the U.S. senator from Texas, had shown "such a level of ignorance" that he "has rendered himself absolutely unfit to be running for office.” More recently he labeled politicians who deny the existence of climate change as "troglodytes."
Brown, 77, ran for president three times himself, in 1976, 1980 and 1992. Asked earlier this year if he would run again if he was a decade younger, he said, "Yes, I would."
Then, the governor added, "If I could go back in a time machine and be 66, I might jump in. But that's a counterfactual, so you don't need to speculate on that.”
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