Evolving?

When Scott Walker “punted” back in February after being asked if he was comfortable with the idea of evolution he added, “That’s a question a politician shouldn’t be involved in one way or the other.” However, it may very well be a question that is asked at one of the upcoming GOP debates this year. In South Carolina during the first GOP debate in 2012, FOX News’ Juan Williams asked Tim Pawlenty, “Do you equate the teaching of creationism with the teaching of evolution as the basis for what should be taught for our nation’s schools?” Pawlenty replied, “There should be room in the curriculum for study of intelligent design” but that it was up to the local school districts if it should be in a science class or comparative theory class. At the fourth Republican debate held in California, Jon Huntsman addressed the GOP becoming “anti-science” thusly: “Listen, when you make comments that fly in the face of what 98 out of 100 climate scientists have said, when you call into question the science of evolution, all I’m saying is that, in order for the Republican Party to win, we can’t run from science. We can’t run from mainstream conservative philosophy.”