I odnt see why we need a science committee at all. On Nov 19, 2012 6:34 PM, "Larry C. Lyons" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > They are on the science committee. At the very bloody least they > should know something about it. They do not. > > On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 6:33 PM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I'm no fan of these people, but I'd rather they ALL had to take a civics > > and history class than a science one. > > > > > > On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 6:30 PM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > >> > >> Why the fck doesn't Congress require those sitting on the various > >> committees know at least something about the Committee's area? These > >> are people who don't think science is real, advocate Creatinism, sorry > >> Creationism, and women have an anti-rape mechanism. Just makes me want > >> to puke. > >> > >> > >> > http://www.salon.com/2012/11/12/anti_science_gopers_vying_for_house_science_chair/singleton/ > >> > >> GOPs House Science joke > >> As of now, three rather unscientific Republicans are vying to become > >> the committee's next head > >> BY JILLIAN RAYFIELD > >> > >> Todd legitimate rape Akin may be out of the House next term, but > >> three Republicans vying for House Science Committee chairmanship will > >> help carry the torch of Akins questionable-at-best relationship with > >> science. > >> > >> Science Magazine reports that Reps. Lamar Smith, Jim Sensenbrenner and > >> Dana Rohrabachrer are three House Republicans who have so far > >> announced that they are vying for the top spot on the committee, which > >> focuses on science, space and technology. > >> > >> Rohrabacher, R-Calif., wrote in a statement: I intend to be a > >> chairman who exemplifies the Republican philosophy that science, > >> technology and innovation offer a pathway to a better, more prosperous > >> future, and solve problems that bureaucracy and rampant government > >> spending cannot. > >> > >> Rohrabacher said in a 2007 congressional hearing that he was skeptical > >> of a report that found evidence of global warming to be unequivocal, > >> in particular testimony regarding a period 55 million years ago when > >> similar patterns of dramatic climate change occurred. Rohrabacher > >> argued: We dont know what those other cycles were caused by in the > >> past. Could be dinosaur flatulence, you know, or who knows? And, > >> David Malakoff of Science Magazine reports, [Rohrabacher] has a been > >> a ferocious critic of the Obama administration, and has gone to the > >> House floor to attack U.S. government programs that fund research and > >> environmental programs overseas, particularly in China, calling such > >> projects insane. > >> > >> Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., has alternately dismissed scientific fascism > >> and called climate change research part of an international > >> conspiracy. He wrote in announcing his candidacy that he would > >> increase oversight on the federal government, because The Obama > >> Administration has shown its willingness to manipulate science for > >> political ends and threaten our domestic energy production and our > >> economy in the process. > >> > >> In 2009, Smith, R-Texas, attacked ABC, CBS and NBC for their coverage > >> of global warming, which he said was largely slanted in favor of > >> global warming alarmists. > >> > >> The networks have shown a steady pattern of bias on climate change, > >> Smith wrote in a statement at the time. During a six-month period, > >> four out of five network news reports failed to acknowledge any > >> dissenting opinions about global warming, according to a Business and > >> Media Institute study. > >> > >> Thats not to say that current chairman Rep. Ralph Hall, R-Texas, is > >> much better: In 2010, Hall pushed a bill to cut off billions in > >> funding for scientific research and math and science education. He > >> also once said of global warming: Im really more fearful of > >> freezing. And I dont have any science to prove that. But we have a > >> lot of science that tells us theyre not basing it on real scientific > >> facts. > >> > >> Hall is stepping down at the end of the year because of rules limiting > >> chairs to six-year terms. > >> > >> Jillian Rayfield is an Assistant News Editor for Salon, focusing on > >> politics. Follow her on Twitter at @jillrayfield or email her at > >> [email protected]. > >> > >> -- > >> Larry C. Lyons > >> web: http://www.lyonsmorris.com/lyons > >> LinkedIn: http: > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:358576 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
