re: Here's a nice "f*ck you" to the Climate Change apostles (caution: sciency shite)

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Neither Ron or Rand Paul have ever been on board with the consensus, as far as I know. They're doctrinaire libertarians, not Pigou Club types. They're going to take the doctrinaire position that it's a scheme for big government.

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This is what he said:

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"There's abundant evidence that carbon is increasing and has increased since the industrial age," Paul said. "All I ask for is that the solution has to be a balanced solution and that you have to account for jobs and jobs lost by regulation."

"And I'm not against regulation. I think the environment has been cleaned up dramatically through regulations on emissions as well as clean water over the last 40 or 50 years. But I don't want to shut down all forms of energy such that thousands and thousands of people lose jobs," Paul continued.

"Plus we're a growing population and as we grow we need more energy and maybe cleaner energy will supplant less clean energy over time and it already is, but I don't think shutting down dramatically one form of energy is a good idea for an economy," the senator said.

Paul also cautioned against what he called "religiousity" on the climate issue.

"Okay, you had me, now you're losing me," Maher responded.

But the Kentuckian said he was sure there was "a middle ground on this."

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While saying he's not against some regulations, such as on carbon emissions and clean water, Paul said he plans on introducing legislation "in the next month or so" that would cut regulation of alternative fuels.

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The problem with this issue are the extremists. The deniers are no better than the Al Gore people. They refuse to acknowledge the problem of carbon emissions and what that's done to the environment and global warming.

There is a middle ground and that's what Rand Paul is saying.