By Ben Geman - 08/24/11 04:10 PM ET
... Tulsa World reported that Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) announced the upcoming endorsement at a state Chamber of Commerce breakfast on Wednesday, and an Inhofe aide confirmed the account to The Hill ...
Inhofe strongly disputes the overwhelming view among scientists on climate change, which puts him at odds with Perry rival and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who believes human activities are warming the planet.
The paper reported Inhofe as saying he likes Mitt Romney but that he’s “a little mushy on environmental issues.” Inhofe also made reference to GOP White House candidate Newt Gingrich’s 2008 climate change ad with then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) ...
“Newt Gingrich, I always have this vision of him sitting on the couch holding hands with Nancy Pelosi,” Inhofe said in Tulsa World account ...
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/178103-sen-inhofe-to-back-perry-calls-romney-mushy-on-environment