Meghan McCain to GOP after Sandy: Do you still doubt climate change?

[kpete]

Source: Huffington Post

Meghan McCain to GOP after Sandy: Do you still doubt climate change?
By Ben Geman - 10/30/12 08:51 AM ET

Political analyst Meghan McCain, daughter of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), is challenging widespread GOP skepticism about climate change in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.

“So are we still going to go with climate change not being real fellow republicans (sic)?” McCain wrote, via Twitter, around midnight as the storm was slamming ashore.

McCain’s father has advocated for curbing greenhouse gas emissions and co-sponsored cap-and-trade bills several years ago.

However, substantial numbers of Republicans now dispute widely held scientific views about global warming and the extent of humans’ contribution.

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/264755-meghan-mccain-to-gop-do-you-still-doubt-climate-change

[Botany]

3. enjoy your stay ..... it will not be long

n/t

[factsarenotfair]

5. Enjoy your stay. n/t

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[BeyondGeography]

7. Bush was a true white leader

[cliffordu]

14. You krazy kids ought to at least wait a

couple of WEEKS before self destruction.

I never have any fun anymore.

[Sophiegirl]

43. GET OFF MY FLOODED LAWN!!!!

[Zambero]

2. Why is she still a Republican?

Family loyalty perhaps?

[Voice for Peace]

4. I think people like Meghan will turn the Republican party leftward again.

[AlinPA]

18. They are moving more to the right and will continue. She is a small voice and gets drowned out

by the Akins, Mourdocks, Santorums, Ryans and that ilk who are gaining influence in the party.

[Voice for Peace]

20. but she's young, and smart. If she stays serious about politics, and stays with the Republican party

her generation will shift things, I believe. Or the
party will split in two which may happen anyway.

[AlinPA]

32. They won't split. This election has them all lined up behind Romney, even after the contentious

primary. The GOP will move further to the right after the election because the primary losers (Santorum, Perry, Gingrich, Bachman) will be able to say "I told you so".

[Voice for Peace]

39. argh

[beac]

49. She's young. Smart? Not so much. Unless by "smart" you mean "opportunistic."

She still defends the indefensible in her party's positions and thinks her cutsie cherry-picking of an occasional issue to be reasonable on gives her credibility.

She's a spoiled rich kid who gets to shoot her mouth off b/c her daddy was also a spoiled rich kid.

[caraher]

21. It needs to turn left or wither away

They've veered as far as they can in catering to the RW crazies, and demographics are turning against them. Hence their manic efforts to suppress the vote.

It's unsustainable, and that's what has to drive them back left, not the voices of individuals like McCain. They just need to decide exactly what part of their core "values" they refuse to give up. My guess is it will be supporting unchecked corporate power, and they'll need to become liberal on social issues, throwing the doctrinaire fundamentalist Christian wing under the bus.

[Kelvin Mace]

22. The GOP has reached the point that

any turn will be leftward. There is pretty much no more "right" to move toward.

[Voice for Peace]

31. You're right! maybe a few more inches, but not far..

[Kelvin Mace]

33. If space/time is, in fact, curved,

they should be coming up on our left any minute now.

[Voice for Peace]

40. I'm glad you made that point!

I believe in that. Maybe not a few minutes, maybe a few thousand years.

[Mike Daniels]

25. She's backed Mitt on every position and defended his gaffes

She isn't steering the Rebubs in any direction.

[matt819]

28. Maybe, maybe not

But almost every time she comes out with this sort of statement, there is nothing "Republican" in it. At some point, she has to realize that she is in fact a Democrat and then use whatever influence she has to bring like-minded people into the Democratic party. Leave the RW extremists, know-nothing fundamentalists and misogynists to fight it out among themselves.

[Voice for Peace]

30. I bet she's voting for Obama.

[dbackjon]

36. You should hear her on local Arizona Radio

Praising Romney and Jeff Flake.



She is still a tool.

[Voice for Peace]

37. :(

oh well..

[calimary]

41. And I believe she's anti-choice.

I don't care WHAT nice things are said about her, or if she believes in climate change (well, howdy-do, broken clocks and all that). If they have an "r" by their name, in my view, they're suspect, and not to be trusted. My husband thinks she's pretty cool. I think not.

[Fresh_Start]

6. the usual reason...money

must protect money at all costs

[question everything]

10. For the same reason that Michael Steele is

They are bigger fishes in a a larger pond. If they will be Democrats no one would pay attention to them. If they are Republicans following the party line, no one will pay attention. But being a renegade - they get attention, invited to talk shows etc.

[Zambero]

47. That "Maverick" gene

It pays off well!

[Odin2005]

11. Because she's rich.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

38. She's an opportunist who as far as I know doesn't have a single accomplishment. Well

maybe she graduated from college. But other than that just another member of the lucky sperm club.....

[obamanut2012]

48. I think she'll change affiliation after her dad dies

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

53. Trust fund baby

When mommy and daddy kick off she wants her full cut.

[Agnosticsherbet]

8. I commend her on this one thing...

Hopefuly, she'll walk on the wild side a bit more often.

[fugop]

9. Hey Meghan!

Do you still doubt that your party is filled with anti-woman, anti-gay, anti-minority sciece deniers?

If not, stop pretending you're not enabling them.

[Volaris]

51. THIS, I think, is a REALLY important point...

I know more than a few pro-science, pro-choice pro-gressive (haha see what I did there?) "Republicans", but as long as they are still ENEABLING the idiots by not kicking them in the shins every time they say something stupid, they are NOT part of the PRO-active solution to this country's problems, like they still believe their party can be. They may not be doing direct damage, but they aren't really HELPING, either.

[Cigar11]

12. I guess you have to be a special type of stupid

...to believe more in what you don’t or cant see over what is visually obvious.

[SoapBox]

13. She would gain more respect, if she at least went "Independent".

[truthisfreedom]

15. Meghan, I'm afraid it will take more than one Frankenstorm to convince your fellow crazies.

The GOP is not the kind of ship that can turn around easily. And they're led from the right, not the center.

[RoccoR5955]

16. The only time when RAPEubLIEcans will stop denying climate change

is when they can see that it will bring them massive profits. Perhaps when their corporate keepers see that, they can be convinced.

[DallasNE]

17. How Ironic That Not One Question Was Asked

On climate change in any of the 4 debates. And how many did this storm kill, in spite of the storm warnings? The small-scale terrorist attack in Libya that unfortunately killed 4 dominated one debate. Where is the balance. Lots of talk about "legitimate rape" and other hair-splitting definitions but no discussion on climate change. MSM should be ashamed of how and what they cover on political campaigns as it has little to do with what needs to be done. This year, thanks to Citizens United, over $2 billion will be spent on the presidential election yet we will have the most uninformed/misinformed electorate ever. This madness must stop.

[onehandle]

19. Talentless Millionaire Heiress says something. nt

[CBHagman]

23. Good for her.

The more people who address the issue, the better.

[winterpark]

24. She's a political analyst now? So just being the daughter of a failed candidate

entitles you to title of political analyst because you have an opinion? Sorry, she joined the bandwagon with the dogwhistles against Obama during the campaign and is nothing but an apologist for republican actions. No credibility there. None whatsoever. Just a little valley girl looking for attention and finding it by riding daddys coattails

[calimary]

42. Welcome to DU, winterpark!

I share your skepticism. I don't trust her farther than I can throw my house. Okay, she's seen the light about climate change. But then again, you know what they say about broken clocks. Even broken clocks are correct twice a day.

Glad you're here! We need you to help us make sure all her little friends are kept OUT OF power!!!!







Now get to work.

[montanto]

26. GOP: "No, we don't doubt climate change,

but we are not going to "cut and run" on our policies." They know we are totally fucking the future out of a future, but they will never change course.

We have to do it. And we could, but will we?

[denverbill]

27. Answer: Yes, and we will keep denying it until the campaign contributions stop.

[oldbanjo]

29. The Republicans will follow the money,

if they get more money to believe in climate change they will all believe in it, they are whores.

[wordpix]

45. they figured out a way to make $ off CC & that was cap & trade, but then O said he was for it so

repukes decided they were against it.

Not called repukelicans for nothing

[randome]

34. It's a false argument about whether or not it's human-caused.

The fact is that it's happening and we need to do something about it the same as we do when any other natural disaster occurs.

[dorksied]

35. If you read the comments in that article... a lot of idiots still don't believe the evidence.

[valerief]

44. Meghan McCain is a REPUBLICAN, the party of billionaires. When she announces she's

a Democrat or Green Party member or ANYTHING that hints at being progressive, I'll listen to her. Until then, she's one of the enemy.

[tanyev]

46. Meghan: Do you think they give a rat's ass about you?

[RainDog]

50. I don't know if Republicans can get through to right wing nutters

Which makes me think the republican party ought to rethink how it has structured its base.

even tho many of those folks don't believe in science, science doesn't care what they think.

how craven does a rich person have to be to think tax cuts are more important than creating a world in which their grandchildren can live?

[PA Democrat]

52. Another child of privilege who would be a NOBODY

if not for her family's money and position. She and Luke Russert are prime examples of affirmative action for rich kids.