GOP WI Sen. candidate Ron Johnson: "I absolutely do not believe in the science of man-caused climate change," claims "sunspot activity or just something in the geologic eons of time" is warming the planet - Republicans embrace pro-pollution, anti-science

GOP candidates for Senate are rushing to pander to their extremist anti-science Tea Party base by denying even our most basic understanding of climate science.  Most notably we've seen the dumbing down of Carly Fiorina.  The Politico has an article today that examines this trend:

Fueled by anti-Obama rhetoric and news articles purportedly showing scientists manipulating their own data, Republicans running for the House, Senate and governor's mansions have gotten bolder in stating their doubts...