Monday, February 06, 2006
Bush v. Science
I don''t normally get into this sort of thing here, but today's White House briefing in the Washington Post is pretty darned amazing. Let's start off with the President's abuse and misuse of science. Now, to come completely clean, I did not make too many new friends among serious academics with my recent column on intelligent design, but I would keep the philosophical and theological aspects out of public schools. Get off my case, compared to Bush and his cronies, I am enlightened.
There is also a passage on the matter of government eavesdropping. It is very readable and very much worth your time. The nutshell version is that, since no useful information has come from the illegal listening, it is plainly unconstitutional. Somebody tell our Senators and Congressmen.
There is also a passage on the matter of government eavesdropping. It is very readable and very much worth your time. The nutshell version is that, since no useful information has come from the illegal listening, it is plainly unconstitutional. Somebody tell our Senators and Congressmen.
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The HHS budget allows billions for worldwide epidemics;we’ve already seen with Hurricane Katrina how well Bushco handles a natural disaster. Maybe, just maybe, if the Vice President were to go on TV and say, “The fact of the matter is, there can now be no doubt that these birds have Weapons of Mass Destruction,” the Pres might act.
Two of the largest items are for abstinence-only education programs and to States, Faith-Based, and Community Organizations. Well-intentioned but not very realistic.
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Two of the largest items are for abstinence-only education programs and to States, Faith-Based, and Community Organizations. Well-intentioned but not very realistic.
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