Is Lindsey Graham the sanest Republican Presidential Candidate when it comes to Climate Change?

Something strange happened during the undercard Republican Presidential Debate on Wednesday night. Lindsey Graham, a Republican, publicly stated (not for the first time I might add) “I’m not a scientist, and I’ve got the grades to prove it. But I’ve talked to the climatologists of the world, and 90 percent of them are telling me that the greenhouse gas effect is real. That we’re heating up the planet. I just want a solution that would be good for the economy that doesn’t destroy it.” As a person who accepts climate change it was a welcome variation in the narrative. It’s too bad Senator Graham doesn’t poll well enough to stand on the stage with the big boys because it would’ve been interesting to see the others on the stage react to one of their own crossing the aisle on this issue. You see, typically, Republican candidates who accept climate change are relegated as too moderate to charge their base and then rushed off to the sidelines. That result will probably be in Senator Graham’s future. But that isn’t what interests me. What interests me is his statement “I just want a solution that would be good for the economy that doesn’t destroy it.” Well, yeah! That’s what we all want. We don’t want to bankrupt the economy to fix the issue. We want to strengthen the economy. We want electric cars. We want a new battery. We want to harness solar and wind power. We want those technologies to be brought to the forefront. We want those technologies to get the subsidies that the oil and gas industry get. But most importantly, we wants the jobs those industries can produce. You see, the foundational issue in all of this is NOT accepting climate change. If the Republican Party would actually accept this global issue and bring solutions to the table, we could have a legitimate discussion about solving the problem. Hey, I get it. Your base really doesn’t believe in the problem. But how about educating the populace? How about leading the charge in something? It’s very easy to say, “It’s not real and your solutions are terrible” when you don’t believe the problem exists. It’s very easy to bash the recent EPA regulations when you say, “This problem is a hoax. Why are we even trying to fix it?” You know what’s not easy, problem solving. The first step in solving a problem is defining the problem. If you’re not going to define the problem, you’re not going to try to solve anything. But if you’re Lindsey Graham and you actually recognize a problem, please bring your solutions to the table. We need any solutions you have because they might be better than the solutions of the left. They might be the best solutions anyone has ever come up with. Because with this issue, it's not about which side was right. It's about solving the problem.

#JimmyD