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Hillary Wants to End the War on Science
Here’s some good news for science majors with an eye toward unhindered research: Hillary Clinton just announced that if she’s elected, she’ll help promote scientific discovery in order to end the war on science. The current regime has been a little tough to take at times. The only really enjoyable parts have been watching the head honcho flat-out deny provable facts like global warming.
To be fair (sometimes I like to practice being a good person) that Bush guy did do one good thing way back in 2002: he nominated John E. Jones III for U.S. District Court Judge. Judge Jones was the one who presided over the 2005 case, Kitzmiller et al v. Dover Area School District. It may have been an accidental good-karma move on Bush’s part, but I’ll give him half of a point credit for it nonetheless because Jones surprised everyone, Republican creationists and Democrat Darwinians alike, when he ruled against teaching intelligent design in public schools.
Further Reading:
Scientists Form Group to Support Science-Friendly Candidates
A Web of Faith, Law and Science in Evolution Suit
NY Times Book Review: ‘An Inconvenient Truth’
Bush to Skip U.N. Talks on Fighting Global Warming
Bush Official ‘Softened’ Global Warming Data
Posted by Alexa Harrington
I just finished reading Obama’s book and for a page or so he stresses the importance of funding math and science programs in public schools. He also emphasizes the need for the government to increase the amount of funding goes to scientific research. He wants the US to be able to compete with countries like China that graduate tons and tons of engineers and professionals in science.
Comment by Nate 10.12.07 @ 7:04 pm