'Green' campaign items latest signal of global warming pandering as McCain continues to disappoint conservative base

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It’s not quite Birkenstocks and tie-dyed T-shirts, but presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) has shown he’s willing to go the extra mile to embrace the global warming movement.

The latest sign of that is the recently introduced “eco-friendly” campaign merchandise the McCain campaign has showcased on its Web site. Included are his and hers “Go Green” McCain embroidered polo shirts, T-shirts, hats and visors with or without the recycle logo. Organic cotton onesies for the babies. You can also find “Go Green” McCain tote bags, notebooks and travel mugs (with up to 100 percent recycled material and an “enhanced biodegradability additive”).

This is the latest move by McCain to show his willingness to include so-called “green” issues as part of his campaign’s platform. This comes on the heels of a May 12 speech in which he addressed global warming. He also used the opportunity to take a swipe at policy under the Bush administration.

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Some prominent conservatives are questioning the merits of such moves by the McCain campaign to cater to the environmentalists, who are traditionally on the left side of the ideological spectrum.

“The troubling thing here, Senator McCain, is I’m mapping out plans here to try to persuade Republicans to eventually cross over to vote for you and this is not making it any easier,” conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh said on his May 12 show.

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Heidi Harris, a radio talk show host in Las Vegas, went a step further to express her “disgust” on MSNBC’s May 13 "Hardball.”

"[E]ven the Democrats are probably going be disgusted with this. I’m furious,” Harris said. “As a conservative, I’m really disgusted with this. I don’t understand why he’s so focused on climate change.”

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“The evidence is clear, climate change is real,” Jeff Sadosky, a spokesman for the McCain campaign, told the Business & Media Institute on May 14.

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