Huntsman's Anti-GOP Strategy - WSJ.com

All of this is the hallmark of John Weaver, who is Mr. Huntsman's chief strategist. Mr. Weaver has long been at war with the GOP mainstream, and his candidates typically end up running against some element of the Republican base. That was his strategy in 2000 with John McCain, who won New Hampshire but lost in South Carolina after attacking fellow Republicans. Mr. Weaver was no longer advising Mr. McCain in 2008 when the Arizonan won the nomination. Mr. Weaver is angling Mr. Huntsman for a McCain-2000-style victory in New Hampshire.

The trouble with the strategy is that while it draws huzzahs from the media, attacking Republicans rarely appeals to enough . . . Republicans. This year in particular it's hard to see much room for Mr. Huntsman running to the left of Mr. Romney. The GOP as "anti-science" was a main Democratic theme in the past decade but also isn't likely to move many Republicans now. Perhaps Mr. Huntsman thinks this will carve out ideological space to be the "moderate" choice as vice president, which on present course is his only chance of getting on the ticket.

Cook Calls For Unprecedented Divergence Away From The Principles Of Science | Real Science

The cause is more likely to be a fanatical devotion to one of the most irrational and perverse religions ever invented.

They are beyond forgiveness | Climate Nonconformist

Let’s consider the political strategy here. Labor abandons its traditional support group, the workers, in favour the urban elite, a minority. Not only are these urban elite not representative of the Australian people, such is their insignificance, they are also greens voters. They want to jostle with the greens for a minority of voters, at the expense of the blue-collar workers, pushing them to the libs/nats.

They are not just a bunch of traitors, they are stupid too.

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Analysis: German rail to run on sun, wind to keep clients happy