Republicans Aren't the "Truth Party," Mr. Santorum. They're the "Certainty Party"

[image error]Rick Santorum has begun to take head-on the charge (originating with people like, um, me) that his party is "anti-science." He recently rebutted it directly, declaring,

You hear all the time, the left: 'The conservatives are the anti-science party.' No. No we're not. We're the truth party.

As I explain at DeSmogBlog, Santorum is slightly off on this. Actually, Republicans are the certainty party, which not only implies that they think they know the truth about things, but also that they're...