Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Stafford: Why I gave up on being a Republican

Jersey Journal NJ.com ^ | June 13, 2012 | Michael Stafford

Actually, this is a prime example of how ideology can make you stupid.  Not just Democrats, but also Republicans.

The argument over climate change can be won, but not by refuting it intellectually.  It has to be shown.  Just support the LFTR guys.  The left can't oppose this and be serious about "climate change".  There is no waste issue or any other issue that can be seriously argued against this.  The result would be a technology employed that will create jobs and improve the quality of life for everyone.

But if you continue to argue against climate change, it will probably end up losing.  They'll get their way again on their latest rent seeking attempt.  Meanwhile, all the rent seeking is breaking the backbone of this economy.

The rent seeking behavior is what Democrats believe in.  It will destroy the basis of the economy upon which their rents can be paid.  It is stupid.

The Republicans fighting on the Democrats turf ( by engaging the argument of climate change itself) is also stupid.  They can't win this argument because it is rigged in the Democrats favor.  For example, if the scientists are getting paid to find evidence of climate change, then they will find it.  They know where they are getting their paychecks.  Duh.

If the Republicans can take over, start paying the scientists to refute climate change.  Turn the Democrats tactics right back on them.  You will find that the scientists will "discover" all kinds of new evidence to support the climate skeptic point of view.  But that would lack scruples.  Well, duh.  Democrats don't care about that.  That would show them too.  Show by example.

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