Santorum: "Global warming is the wrong war for America to fight"

Blown and Tossed by the Winds of Political Correctness | RedState

The Washington Establishment would rather fight global warming than fight for American jobs.

President Obama and his administration have decided to wage war against global warming and thus against the American worker. The Obama administration writes oppressive government rules and regulations that shut the factories and workplaces of American workers. Since January 2010, over 100 coal-fired plants have or are going to close. We are the collateral damage of the war against global warming.  His “just say no, no, no” to unleashing domestic energy sources energy “strategy” doesn’t help create jobs or lower energy costs for American families or businesses.  Those living on or near the Gulf Coast in particular know the impact these extreme environmental positions can have on the region’s economy....My opponents for the GOP nomination, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, have supported the radical environmentalists’ measures to combat global warming at the expense of American jobs...

Global warming is the wrong war for America to fight.  While millions of Americans are suffering unemployment, their American dream is being blocked by the government rules Romney and Gingrich advocated.

Of all the GOP candidates, I am the only one who has not bowed, and will never bow, to this liberal orthodoxy.   I did not pander when global warming seemed cool to the press and to Hollywood.  We know that climate changes over time, that he earth warms and cools over time.  This debate is about whether human activity plays a role, and whether U.S. emissions cuts can have any effect when China and India refuse to go along. The apostles of this pseudo-religion believe that America and its people are the source of the earth’s temperature.  I do not.

I believe in conservation and good stewardship of our environment. It is our duty as Americans to combat industrial pollution and make sure our air and water are clean. But we can do that without hurting the American worker.  Like most Americans I treasure our natural beauty and national treasures, our national parks, and wildlife refuges.  I also appreciate the value of working the land, creating jobs, and strengthening opportunities for all American families.

In contrast, radical environmentalism has a blind devotion to the promotion of a radical agenda that ignores the interests and property rights of people.  Global warming became the litmus test of this movement.