Republicans Aren’t the “Truth Party,” Mr. Santorum. They’re the “Certainty Party”
Rick Santorum has begun to take head-on the charge (originating with people like, um, me) that his party is “anti-science.” He recently rebutted it directly, declaring,
You hear all the time, the left: ‘The conservatives are the anti-science party.’ No. No we’re not. We’re the truth party.
As I explain at DeSmogBlog, Santorum is slightly off on this. Actually, Republicans are the certainty party, which not only implies that they think they know the truth about things, but also that they’re very sure of themselves.
This can actually be good quality–provided that you’re right. But if you’re not, well, it can get you in oodles of trouble.
My full piece is here. It starts like this:
Rick Santorum has been talking about the “politicization of science” a lot lately—although (a pet peeve of mine) he seems to have a problem with pronouncing the phrase. He says “polititization.” Check it outhere.
Not as bad as the people who say “political-ization,” but don’t get me started.
Anyway, this is part of a broader narrative Santorum has woven, one in which the left wants to misuse science in order to exert control over you and quash your freedoms. This is particularly apparent in Santorum’s recent CPAC speech, where he once again hints at a climate conspiracy theory: Global warming was made up to help leftists take control of the global economy.
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