Political Quotes

“Outside these walls, climate change is an issue Republicans can actually discuss. Outside these walls, 2012 Republican Presidential candidate John Huntsman, who won reelection as Utah's Republican Governor in 2008 with almost 80 percent of the vote--this is a popular guy in Utah--wrote a New York Times op-ed this year entitled ``The G.O.P. Can't Ignore Climate Change.'' That is the title of Governor Huntsman's article. He wrote: While there is room for some skepticism given the uncertainty about the magnitude of climate change, the fact is that the planet is warming, and failing to deal with this reality will leave us vulnerable--and possibly worse. Hedging against risk is an enduring theme of conservative thought. It is also a concept diverse groups can embrace. That is from Utah's former Governor. By the way, when he ran for reelection and won by that near 80- percent margin, he was running on a pretty good environmental platform. He was not denying. But in Congress there is silence from the Republican Party--except those who come and say that climate change is just a big old hoax.…”