{"id":3268,"date":"2007-03-22T13:24:17","date_gmt":"2007-03-22T20:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/archives\/2007\/03\/22\/republicans-make-being-an-idiot-litmus-test-for-serving-on-global-warming-committee\/"},"modified":"2007-03-22T13:24:17","modified_gmt":"2007-03-22T20:24:17","slug":"republicans-make-being-an-idiot-litmus-test-for-serving-on-global-warming-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=3268","title":{"rendered":"Republicans Make Being An Idiot Litmus Test For Serving On Global Warming Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the Gannett News Service<\/a>:<\/p>\n

House Republican Leader John Boehner would have appointed Rep. Wayne Gilchrest to the bipartisan Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming — but only if the Maryland Republican would say humans are not causing climate change, Gilchrest said.<\/p>\n

“I said, ‘John, I can’t do that,’ ” Gilchrest, R-1st-Md., said in an interview. […]<\/p>\n

Gilchrest didn’t make the committee. Neither did other Republican moderates or science-minded members, whose guidance centrist GOP members usually seek on the issue. […]<\/p>\n

Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, a research scientist from Maryland, and Michigan’s Rep. Vern Ehlers, the first research physicist to serve in Congress, also made cases for a seat, but weren’t appointed, he said.<\/p>\n

“Roy Blunt said he didn’t think there was enough evidence to suggest that humans are causing global warming,” Gilchrest said. “Right there, holy cow, there’s like 9,000 scientists to three on that one.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

According to Raw Story<\/a>, all six Republican choices to sit on the panel are global warming denialists. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI), the ranking minority member of the committee, said in a statement<\/a>: “Recent fluctuations in the Earth\u2019s climates and temperatures have led to numerous sensational headlines describing an eminent doomsday scenario.” ((An “eminent” doomsday scenario? What is that, a doomsday scenario with an impeccable reputation compared to the other doomsday scenarios? The Representative needs office help who know the difference between “eminent” and “imminent.” Yeesh.))<\/p>\n

Fortunately, the six Republican denialists will be outnumbered on the committee by nine Democrats who haven’t been actively selected for their anti-reality delusions, so maybe this committee could actually get something worthwhile done (although I have no illusions that anything the Dems propose will be enough). But still, it indicates a lot about the current corruption of the Republican party: it’s not just that they don’t select the best people for the job. They actually make being incompetent and stupid a requirement<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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