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Gov. Huckabee Brings Boy Scout Rule to Global Warming

-- John -- 02/12/2007

With respect to global warming, while Governor Mike Huckabee (R-AR) is as yet unwilling to ascribe definitively human causes to its growth, saying, "Scientists are all over the board on that." The governor does feel we have a special duty to protect our natural heritage, a conviction that he says comes from an evangelical perspective.  "If I believe there is a Creator, and this is His creation, then we have a responsibility to take care of it," he told reporters at a February 12 press conference in Columbia, S.C.  Governor Huckabee spent the weekend touring the state to shore up support for a possible run for the presidency.  When it was pointed out that a recent poll by the South Carolina Wildlife Federation found that a significant majority (65%) of South Carolina hunters and anglers feel that global warming is a serious issue, Huckabee responded that he is a long-time member of the NRA, Ducks Unlimited and is an avid bass fisherman.  And so with respect to our planet, Governor Huckabee promises to apply the "old Boy Scout rule" - "Leave the campsite better than you found it."