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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Wednesday declined to answer whether he believes in evolution.
The Republican governor, during a question-and-answer session after a speech in London, where he is on a four-day trade mission, was asked whether he believes in or accepts evolution.
“For me, I’m going to punt on that one as well,” Walker said, prompting some murmurs in the crowd at Chatham House, a major London think tank. “That’s a question a politician shouldn’t be involved in one way or another. So, I’m going to leave that up to you.”
When pressed on the issue, Walker, a likely 2016 presidential candidate, said he didn’t want to focus on it. “To me, it’s just one of those, I’m just here to talk about trade, not to pontificate on other issues,” he said.
This story really pisses me off. It's unbelievable, in this day and age, that hopeful Republican presidential candidates can't speak plainly about non-debatable issues of science. As Bobby Jindal said years ago, we need to stop being the party of stupid.
I get that some naive, old religious people may take issue with it... but I think it would be a net positive politically if Republicans would just speak the truth.
Thoughts PaRD? Let's not turn this into a liberal circle jerk.