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A Republican wins an award for believing in science and stuff

These are sad times when it comes to the Republican Party and science. It's reached the point where former South Carolina Congressman Bob Inglis just received an award for being the "2015 recipient of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for political courage." What was the award for exactly? Allow John F. Kennedy's grandson, Jack Schlossberg, to tell you:

"Former U.S. Congressman Bob Inglis was named the 2015 recipient of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for the political courage he demonstrated when he reversed his previous position on climate change, knowing that by acknowledging the scientific reality of atmospheric warming and calling on the United States to meaningfully address the issue, he was jeopardizing his political career..."

Yes, a Republican just won a political courage award for finally accepting the reality of climate change. Granted, I give the guy credit for finally accepting reality, but do I think a person should be handed a "courage" award for finally coming to terms with this? No. While we're at it, let's just hand a political courage award to Republican politicians for the following:

- Believing in gravity

- Knowing 5 > 2

- Memorizing the capital city of his home state

- Admitting Barack Obama won both presidential elections

- Finding Waldo

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/04/13/3646374/republican-wins-award-for-believing-in-climate-change/

http://profileincourageaward.org/

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