As Joel noted, Bill Clinton made a ham-handed attempt earlier to try to exploit Hurricane Sandy to attack Mitt Romney. I thought it was worth breaking down his statement to demonstrate why his point falls flat.
Here’s Clinton (video):
Clinton couldn’t have been listening too closely, because Romney never made such a statement in the first debate. In fact, neither candidate nor any moderator in the three debates ever mentioned the issue of global warming. Romney did criticize Obama’s failed investments in green energy from an economic policy standpoint. Separately, in his speech to the Republican National Convention, Romney did say, “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 was an attempt to mock Obama’s lofty rhetoric the first time he ran for office.
Clinton continued:
So, the implication of this section is that even Republican mayors are starting to realize the consequences if we don’t address global warming. And yet, Clinton concludes by saying…
Huh? Far from proving the efficacy of Obama’s policies, the real world evidence that Clinton presented better supports Romney’s point that it was absurd for Obama to promise to lower ocean levels.
