Al and global warming

Did Al get the science right? - "The usual oil industry flacks and dogmatic skeptics have surfaced to denounce Al Gore's global warming movie. But climate scientists say that, basically, he got it right."

I have a quesiton. What is it about republicans that make them so resistant to the idea of global warming? I understand the shills who work for oil money sponsored institutes like the Compettive Enterprise Institute, but what is it that makes the rest of resist it so greatly that they are can possibly be so incredibly moronic. Is it a general skepticism of science? And if it is, why do web sites (like the one linked to above always say something like 'the facts are on your side'?) Is it the conservative desire not to maintain the status quo so that they can not process data (or ideas) that might otherwise force change?

Why do they think that scientists say there is global warming caused by humans? What would possibly motivate a scientist to say that other than the fact that they believe it? Its not like mother earth has been making winfall profits lately and is running several por-earth institutes...

Is it simply lack of knowledge? The shills have muddied the discourse enough that people actually think it is something that is so up in the air, and so small of a risk, and then that combined with a general conservativism menas... lets keep our SUVs and gas cheap? Maintain our American way of life? I don't get it. Someone needs to figure this out then maybe we can tackle this problem.