Political Grapevine: 10/30

" And now the latest from the political -- by some British scientists say colleagues environmental lobbyists politicians and journalists who exaggerate and -- claims about the threat from global warming. Are actually hurting efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The times of London reports Britain's former chief science adviser says. When people overstate happenings that aren't necessarily climate change related it distracts from the science we do understand. The danger is they can be accused of scare mongering he says also we can all become described as kind of -- left wing greens. Experts -- insurgents in 2007 that Arctic sea ice was in a death spiral climate expert miles Allen says some of those claims were misleading and that a lot of people said this is the beginning of the end of Arctic ice. And of course it recovered the following year and everybody looked a bit silly. Back here in the states if you -- search polls of pew research poll that is five Republicans are consistently. More knowledgeable than Democrats on ten basic political issues. Republicans lead by double digit numbers on three topics congress' efforts attacks greenhouse gas emissions referred to as cap and trade. The identity of the -- Supreme Court justice and which party has the majority in the house. Supporters of the two parties are even in their knowledge of the so called public option in health care reform. Democrats -- just one area how much of the US fans in health care versus Europe. Connecticut independent senator Joe Lieberman says he will probably support some Republican candidates during the twenty channel actions the former Democrat tells. ABC that there are hardcore partisans in both parties but then there are those in the middle who want good things done for the country and that quote. Sometimes the better choice is somebody. Who's not a Democrat. And finally mental health advocates are spooked over the theme of a Halloween haunted house in New Jersey. They say the red -- museums asylum of terror. Perpetuates negative stereotypes. And an -- for the attraction warns visitors that they'll encounter murderous patients with dementia -- Paranoia and violence sociopath -- tendencies. One mental health expert objected. Saying there could be people out there in the audience who -- struggling with a mental illness and will not come out and say a word to anyone now. The town's mayor says the haunted house organizers meant no harm."