Common Sense From Republicans

This is likely to be a short post; I'll try to add to it as this horrendous political campaign grinds relentlessly on.

The first one isn't actually from Republicans, but from Exxon Mobil -- close enough! Fred Hiatt, centrist editor of the Washington Post, tells of a visit by Exxon climate researchers to the WaPo on December 7:

With no government action, Exxon experts told us during a visit to The Post last week, average temperatures are likely to rise by a catastrophic (my word, not theirs) 5 degrees Celsius, with rises of 6, 7 or even more quite possible.

Here's Lindsey Graham on Republican policy towards Muslims:

How many of you believe we lose elections because we're not hard-ass enough on immigration? I believe we're losing the Hispanic vote because they think we don't like them. I believe that it's not about turning out evangelical Christians, but about repairing the damage done by incredibly hateful rhetoric driving a wall between us and the fastest growing demographic in America, who should be Republicans…If you wanna ask Hispanics why they've gone from 44 percent of support for the Republican party to 27, they'll tell you "we don't think you like us." And given what I've heard I would be in their camp, too...It's not because of social issues that we will lose. It's positions we take regarding social issues that can disconnect us from America at large. How many of you believe there should be an exception for a woman that has been a victim of rape, has become pregnant? I don't believe you can be pro-life and win an election if you're gonna tell a woman who's been raped she has to carry the child of the rapist, you're losing most Americans.