This is actually a pretty smart tactic. By acknowledging that environmentalists have over-exaggerated the impact of climate change, I think it will open up people who are opposed to the idea because they think Democrats are using it as a power grab. If that happens, we can have a real discussion about the best methods to reduce our impact on the environment.

I think climate change is real, but I have been very reluctant to embrace it as apocalyptic. Rhetoric goes both ways, but this is one of those tools the democrats have used to advance their platform and gain power. I think Republicans are foolish to ignore the data in its entirety.

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