Discussion: Ryan: Humans May Not Be Causing Climate Change

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Ryan remains beyond stupid.

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“I don’t know the answer to that question,” Ryan said. “I don’t think science does, either.”

The Flying Spaghetti Monster has all the answers.

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“I am not a scientist, and don’t have absolutely any knowledge of this ‘climate change’ subject… having said that, here’s my BS opinion on this matter of which I just stated I had absolutely no knowledge or authority to speak of…” - every GOPer’s talking point on climate change

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Humans may not be electing Ryan to Congress.

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Well, I guess that proves that he knows just as much about SCIENCE as he does about ECONOMICS.
The perfect Republican candidate; Arrogantly Stupid, Emotionally Stunted, stuck in a “high school” mentality, and worships at the feet of Ayn Rand (the queen of selfishness.)
Oh, and he is cheap to buy.

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Stick to the Dismal Science- you get that wrong, too, but at least we can blame it on your belief system

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Maybe humans aren’t but the reptiles of the 1% like the lizardy Mr. Ryan sure are…

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Smog in LA also causes itself.

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Do you have high cholesterol?
“I don’t know the answer to that question,” Ryan said. “I don’t think science does, either.”

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“I don’t know the answer to that question,” Ryan said. “I don’t think science does, either.”

OK, Mr Ryan I’ll make it easy for you:

I don’t expect Mr Ryan to have a cogent answer…he’s a politician and they don’t have answers. They equivocate, dodge and give out word salad.
The truth is our climate is changing and it is changing because of human activity. It changes anyway but our activities are enhancing that change. And it isn’t for the better. Which should be obvious to anyone with a brain.
If Mr Ryan doesn’t believe me then I encourage him to buy a vacation house in Florida on the coast. Watch the sea rise.

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“May not”? This is his solution? To verbally prohibit it like a school marm?

“This is an opportunity to invest a dime to save a dollar”

Yes, but then what? Whose pocket is that dollar never reaching if we spend that dime? Ooooooh, I think I understand now…

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What truly is astonishing is that this is the go to GOP position. That is what their base wants to hear? They call themselves “public servants?”

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When a man or woman in Congress does not believe what is going on in front of him/her and does not care about the future of his/her children or grandchildren, he/she should be taken to the insane asylum for professional help. Ryan is such a person. He is insane. He lives in an illusion.

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“These severe weather events have local consequences,” Zerban said, pointing to potholes on Wisconsin roads that were the result of a brutally cold winter.

That should get them to the polls. Fear of Potholes is a great motivator.

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I think you just nailed it in one.

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In fact, efforts to combat climate change cost nothing to the economy as a whole. The money spent to reduce emissions doesn’t disappear; it simply moves from one pocket to another; one business will profit while another will lose out.

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Ryan “fighting climate change is too costly, let’s not do it” and replacing the horse with a horseless carriage will be too costly so let’s not do that either…

Methinks he misses the olden tiumes too much.

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OK, repugs, keep denying what the world is coming to accept so that you fall farther out of the mainstream.

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And today’s Nero’s Fiddle award goes to the incredibly ignorant Paul Ryan.