Issa (R-Batshit Crazy) Backtracking On Pledge For Plenty O' Climate Investigations

[hatrack]

Global warming skeptics eager to see ascendant House Republicans put climate science under the microscope might be disappointed in Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.). Issa – the likely chairman the Oversight and Government Reform Committee in the next Congress – signaled to reporters Monday that his interest in probing “climate-gate” has waned.

“I will have limited resources and limited time. I am looking at things that fall between the cracks, but also I am looking for the largest dollars of waste, and although this is a significant issue, it may not be the issue that first comes to my committee, and we are willing to realize that I only have so many resources and so much time,” he told reporters in the Capitol Monday evening.

The comments appear to mark a change in position for Issa. In the past has called attention to emails among climate scientists associated with the Climatic Research Unit – a prominent U.K. institute – that were made public late last year. Climate skeptics — including a host of GOP lawmakers — have alleged the messages revealed efforts to squelch information that undercuts evidence of human-induced climate change. However, multiple probes of the researchers in the “climate-gate” affair have concluded the scientists did not seek to manipulate or suppress data. Issa last year slammed what he called a White House refusal to probe the matter and called for inquiries. And Issa has said he would probe the emails and climate science if Republicans regained the House, according to ClimateWire, the New Yorker and other outlets.

But Monday Issa downplayed the prospect. He said that climate science overall is a matter for other House committees, including the Science and Technology Committee, and the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming if it remains intact next year. “A lot of it will, rightfully so, fall to the Science Committee,” he said. “We are not a committee of jurisdiction on the science of it. We are about waste, fraud and abuse, and organization and cost. So probably a lot of that is going to fall to the committees of jurisdiction.”

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http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/129319-issa-downplays-prospect-of-climate-gate-probe

[fascisthunter]

1. "limited resources" a statement for his big oil buddies

"I need more money if you want me to lie about Global Warming", placing every human on this planet in jeopardy.

[thereismore]

2. Reality bites? Issa, you would not know science from witchcraft, you numbskull. nt

[sharp_stick]

3. The last thing Issa wants

is actual, honest to god, scientists up in front of the great panel o' inquisition making him and his anti-science pro-diety buddies look like the no-nothing morons they are.

If he actually held hearings on global climate change he would be made to look like an idiot. As much as I'd love to see that his political instinct is far to well trained to allow that to happen.

[ishaneferguson]

4. If he actually held hearings

The extent of his ownership by Big Oil would be apparent to one and all.

[glinda]

5. This means they will gut all protections in the name of savings.