When Did Jeb Bush Become a Scientist?

It's' rather ironic that Jeb as the presumed nominee of the Republican party is dismissing Pope Francis' climate change concerns as 'He's not scientist.'

I mean is Jeb a scientist? After hearing his ridiculous 4% GDP proposal we know he's not an economist.

http://lastmenandovermen.blogspot.com/2015/08/move-over-jeb-mike-huckabee-promises-6.html

After all this is the party of creation science and climate denial. Nothing the party believes is grounded in science.

Maybe Jeb can tell us where he gets his knowledge about science from-he ought to name us a scientist that is worth listening to.

The first question to him should be whether creationism is based in science.

"When asked about Pope Francis' focus on climate change and his call for members of congress to protect the environment, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) said that the pontiff is "not a scientist."

"During a campaign event in Virginia, a reporter asked Bush about the pope's support for President Obama's efforts to combat climate change, according to a video posted by Democratic group American Bridge and highlighted by the Huffington Post."

"The pope is not wrong. The pope is a religious leader that I admire greatly," Bush responded, adding that carbon emissions have dropped in the last decade.

The former governor then said that to protect the environment and those that live on the earth, lawmakers should focus on aiding economic growth, noting that Pope Francis is "not a scientist, he's a religious leader."

"Put aside Pope Francis on the subject of any political conversation," Bush said. "I oppose the President's policies as it relates to climate change because it will destroy the ability to re-industrialize the country, to allow for people to get higher wage jobs, for people to rise up."

Numerous Republicans, including former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) have dismissed Pope Francis's qualifications to speak about science, but the pontiff earned a degree as a chemical technician and worked as a food chemist before becoming a priest.

While discussing the pope's comments on climate change, Bush pointed out that the pontiff discussed the "rights of the unborn and the importance of traditional family" in his encyclical on the environment."

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/jeb-bush-pope-francis-not-scientist

There's some levity for you: Rick Santorum talking about science. I mean who is less qualified to have a conversation about science than Rick Santorum who questions evolution?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/30/rick-santorum-creationism_n_1120766.html

Anyone who advocates teaching creationism in public schools doesn't get a vote on what science is or isn't.

If you don't even believe in  modern science don't tell us who is a scientist and who isn't. 

P.S. Scott Walker-did the country dodge a bullet there-claimed that the subject of evolution simply shouldn't be mentioned either way by a politician. 

“For me, I am going to punt on that one as well,” he said. “That’s a question politicians shouldn’t be involved in one way or another. I am going to leave that up to you. I’m here to talk about trade, not to pontificate about evolution.”

"Walker was officially in the United Kingdom to promote trade and investment. He added when pressed: “I love the evolution of trade in Wisconsin.”

https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2015/02/12/another-republican-politician-ducks-question-of-whether-he-accepts-evolution-making-a-full-slate-of-gop-candidates-who-wont-affirm-the-truth-of-evolution/

I'm going to punt on that one as well. That was basically his campaign slogan. He didn't know anymore about trade than about evolution it turned out.

As for Jeb he says he believes evolution is true but that it shouldn't be taught in public schools. Now that makes sense!

"Asked in 2005 whether he accepted evolution, Bush affirmed that he did — but that it shouldn’t be taught in schools. “Yeah, but I don’t think it should actually be part of the curriculum, to be honest with you,” Bush said. “And people have different points of view and they can be discussed at school, but it does not need to be in the curriculum.” Later that year, he argued that students should be presented with “varying viewpoints.” [JAC: I hope they ask him this in the Presidential debates, and then hit him hard about teaching creationism as science."

The irony is that on climate change the Republicans tell us that the idea isn't based on science but on evolution they say I'm not a scientist man.

"Does Christie affirm evolutionary science? “That’s none of your business,” he replied with characteristic brusqueness in 2011. “Evolution is required teaching,” he added. “If there’s a certain school district that also wants to teach creationism, that’s not something we should decide in Trenton.” [JAC: Teaching creationism also happens to be against the law.]"

None of your business! I think that's a key and it shows that all the GOPers have at least the spirit of creationism. The creationists try to claim that evolution is 'just a theory'-which is correct- but what they wrongly think a theory means is 'just my opinion'-ie, they try to relativize the question of evolution to the same level as a particular religious belief.

But a theory in science has some very strong evidence behind it.
 You know-I'm a Christian, I'm a Buddhist, and I'm an evolutionist. But evolution is a scientific theory not a religious or political belief. But Christie treated as if it's a question of his personal religious belief. 

So clearly this is not the party you want to talk to about the science of climate change.