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Global Going Gone
The Corner on National Review Online — ... ] I've got a new piece on the home page today about how the Republican Platform Committee handled the delicate issue of global warming: Crafting a platform that marries John McCain to the Republican base on environmental policy is a little like filing a lawsuit against yourself in which you only get to write one brief. By the time you re done, you ve scratched through so many lines and penciled in so many revisions that the document is barely legible. I wish I could show you my copy of the energy section of the 2008 Republican Platform s working draft. You wouldn t be able ...

The GOP platform: Putting face-saving above principle
Michelle Malkin — ... said. “While the scope and long term consequences of this warming effect are the subject of ongoing research, we believe the United States should take measured and reasonable steps today.” Sen. John McCain (Ariz.), the party’s presumptive presidential nominee, is a strong proponent of tackling global warming and has co-authored legislation to address the issue. In the GOP’s 2004 platform, the term “global warming” was completely absent. NRO’s Stephen Spruiell has more on the straddle . Your Republican Party: Bringing you the ...