Comments on: Sarah Palin Flip-Flops on Climate Change http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=4404 Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:46:53 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Ron Chusid http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=4404&cpage=1#comment-206009 Ron Chusid Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:31:20 +0000 http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=4404#comment-206009 Mark, I saw the use of "absolute proof" more as an attempt to distract from how she is changing what she is saying. The real issue isn't one of absolute proof but that previously she denied climate change and now she is changing her stated belief to match McCain's. Mark,

I saw the use of “absolute proof” more as an attempt to distract from how she is changing what she is saying. The real issue isn’t one of absolute proof but that previously she denied climate change and now she is changing her stated belief to match McCain’s.

]]> By: Mark http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=4404&cpage=1#comment-206008 Mark Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:24:10 +0000 http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=4404#comment-206008 I tend to think you're missing an important, if subtle, difference in her statements.  In the first statement she's acknowledging that she lacks "absolute proof" for the assertion that climate change is not man-made.  In the latter statements (one of which is not from a particularly credible source, i.e., Newsmax), she is stating that she does not personally believe global warming is man-made.  One need not have "absolute proof" to believe something; this is particularly true in the case of global warming, where the initial burden of proof is inherently on those advocating that global warming is anthropogenic (one cannot be asked to prove a negative as an initial burden).  I read her statements as saying simply that she doesn't think global warming science has met that burden.  While I personally may disagree with her on this point, I don't think her statements are necessarily inconsistent.   Instead, they suggest someone who has a position, but is willing to accept the possibility that her position may be wrong.  It's obviously not something that's going to get me to vote for McCain-Palin, but this apparent doubt in her mind is, to me, an inherently positive trait- I'm not a fan of politicians that speak in absolutes. I tend to think you’re missing an important, if subtle, difference in her statements.  In the first statement she’s acknowledging that she lacks “absolute proof” for the assertion that climate change is not man-made.  In the latter statements (one of which is not from a particularly credible source, i.e., Newsmax), she is stating that she does not personally believe global warming is man-made.  One need not have “absolute proof” to believe something; this is particularly true in the case of global warming, where the initial burden of proof is inherently on those advocating that global warming is anthropogenic (one cannot be asked to prove a negative as an initial burden).  I read her statements as saying simply that she doesn’t think global warming science has met that burden.  While I personally may disagree with her on this point, I don’t think her statements are necessarily inconsistent.   Instead, they suggest someone who has a position, but is willing to accept the possibility that her position may be wrong. 

It’s obviously not something that’s going to get me to vote for McCain-Palin, but this apparent doubt in her mind is, to me, an inherently positive trait- I’m not a fan of politicians that speak in absolutes.

]]> By: battlebob http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=4404&cpage=1#comment-206003 battlebob Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:01:19 +0000 http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=4404#comment-206003 Typical Repun nonsense. McBush and company lie thru their teeth knowing the truth will catch up to them too late to affect anything. The good thing is the last lie is catching up to them as the next lie is being uttered. Even the press has had it with their story telling. Typical Repun nonsense.
McBush and company lie thru their teeth knowing the truth will catch up to them too late to affect anything.
The good thing is the last lie is catching up to them as the next lie is being uttered.

Even the press has had it with their story telling.

]]> By: Don http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=4404&cpage=1#comment-206001 Don Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:44:50 +0000 http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=4404#comment-206001 I appreciate your work on following Gov. Palin's changing set of beliefs, but you're going to have a lot of work it seems. I appreciate your work on following Gov. Palin’s changing set of beliefs, but you’re going to have a lot of work it seems.

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