Republican Medieval Thinking On Climate Change

It was Denial Day in the swamplands of the far right today:

Here's George "Quill Pen" Will on (where else?) "Fox News Sunday," wherein he gives the game away:

Fox News contributor George Will on Sunday argued that climate change was a hoax because the world had also gotten warmer during the Middle Ages. [snip]

“I’m one of those who are called deniers,” Will admitted. “Of course the climate is changing, it’s always changing. That’s what gave us the medieval warm period. That’s what gave us — subsequent to that for centuries — the Little Ice Age. Of course it’s changing.” 

Will said that the only question was “how much wealth are we going to forego creating” by trying to stop the climate from changing? (our emphasis)

To Will and all the other fact-averse and corporate-funded deniers the bottom line is "how much wealth are we going to forego creating."  That's it right there.  That's what matters most to them.  Not what happens to the planet.  Not what happens to future generations.  Not species extinction.  No.  It's "how much is coming out of my/ corporate pocket?"

It was not much better over at "Press the Meat" with Dancin' Dave Gregory, where Bill "The Science Guy" Nye "debated" wingnut Republican Rep. Marsha "How Many Holes In" Blackburn (Tea-TN). Here's the gist of Blackburn's argument:

“What we have to do is look at the information we get from climate scientists, and as you said, there is not agreement around the fact of exactly what is causing this,” Blackburn opined. 

To which Nye responded:

“I encourage the congresswoman to really look at the facts. You are a leader. We need you to change things, not deny what’s happening.” 

For why that won't be happening, see post below.