Yesterday we had a wonderful example of cognitive dissonance causing the GOP to take on the appearance of hypocrisy. Ca. House Reps. Keven McCarthy (R-Bakersfield), Devin Nunes (R-Tilare) and David Valadao (R-Handford) are calling the current drought ‘man-made’. (read what Rep McCarthy and Rep Nues have posted) This just days after others in the GOP are decrying the myth of climate change and any connection with actions by man.
Back in the 60’s, when I was a teenager and knew everything, this kind of action by a political party was why we called them ‘Hypocrites’ (in case your wondering it was the Democratic party we were directing this charge). Now to be fair, the good Congressmen were talking about actions taken by the ‘Radical Ecologist’ movement and not the burning of oil/gas. The problem facing the Congressmen is that they are saying “Yes, actions of man can effect the climate, but only those action done by people we don’t like.” Unfortunately this is not how science or logic work.