The Christian Science Monitor has a nice roundup on how the 2012 group of Republicans feel about climate change. Basically, they were against it, before they said they don't believe it exists.



Former US Rep. Sherwood Boehlert (R) of New York, a strong supporter of the environment, says he has "never been so disappointed in all my life in the pretenders to the throne from my party."

"Not one of them is being forthright in dealing with climate science," he told the Associated Press recently. "They are either trying to finesse it, or change previous positions to accommodate the far right. They are denying something that is as plain as the nose on your face."

To liberal critics, the answer is obvious: The influence of climate change denialists financially supported by the billionaire Koch brothers (David and Charles) and others tied to the oil industry.

However, the one standout is Mitt Romney. He went as far to say climate change exists and... we should do something about it. Of course, that was all it took for Rush Limbaugh to declare the Romney 2012 campaign over.

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