This is only a portion
of Mitt Romney’s acceptance speech from Thursday night. In less than two
minutes, and mostly using political code words such as “protect the sanctity of
life” and “honor the institution of marriage,” The GOP nominee touches on themes
meant to fire up the base of the GOP: taxes, gay marriage and abortion. You
would think that any of his pledges on these hot button issues would bring the
house down.
It
is when he gets to the environment and its protection, saying, “President Obama
promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans and heal the planet . . . My
promise is to help you and your family,” that the crowd in the convention hall
is truly electrified.
This
is big crazy if ever there was big crazy. As I’ve pointed out before, this has
been going on with the Grand Old Party for over 30 years, politicizing the
environment. It is nonetheless surprising—and I have to admit, a little scary,
too—to see an entire convention of people cheering on the warming planet, the
rising oceans, and a political system that is incapable and unwilling to do
anything about it.
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