The Lincoln-Douglas Debate Where Lincoln and Douglas Agree

Newt Gingrich and John Kerry debated global warming in Washington yesterday, but both of them agreed that global warming is real and a dangerous threat. Therefore, neither side of the debate reflected the mainstream Republican position on global warming, which is that it doesn't exist. Only 13 percent of Congressional Republicans agreed with either side of the Gingrich-Kerry debate.

I think that discussing the best way to move forward is a good debate to have. But most every Republican in the Congress isn't there yet. And even if Gingrich is the nominee, you wouldn't hear two words about climate change at the 2008 RNC. And this is an issue that will cause millions of people around the world to starve if nothing is done. So before you have this debate, which I do feel is worthwhile, maybe it's more important for Gingrich to get his own troops in line.