At 9:27 AM -0400 8/25/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 25 Aug 2006 at 9:01, Horton, Joseph J. wrote:
We have hard more about the issue. From Today's Chronicle:
"The omission of evolutionary biology from a group of science majors
eligible for a new federal grant program was an oversight, the U.S.
Department of Education said on Thursday, and it will take immediate
steps to correct the matter."
Well, does that make me the Queen of Romania? ("Oh life is a glorious
cycle of song/ A medley of extemporanea/And love is a thing that can
never go wrong/ And I am the Queen of Romania."--Dorothy Parker).
Actually, their excuse stank. For one, they said it was only a "draft"
but _The Chronicle_ pointed out they never said that on the website
where it was posted. I think someone tried to slip it through hoping no
one would notice. If discovered, they could always say it was a mistake,
no?
Actually, I think that they knew it would be caught.
The point was for the Bushies to be able to tell their base "well, we
tried; you see how evil the other guys are" and make political points.
It's the same strategy as the (anti) gay marriage amendments that
have no chance of passing, but whose presence on the ballot
guarantees that the trogolodytes will get out and vote.
--
The best argument against Intelligent Design is that fact that
people believe in it.
* PAUL K. BRANDON [EMAIL PROTECTED] *
* Psychology Dept Minnesota State University *
* 23 Armstrong Hall, Mankato, MN 56001 ph 507-389-6217 *
* http://krypton.mnsu.edu/~pkbrando/ *
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