I wrote:
> CATEGORY 3. People who have read a lot about the research but sincerely > believe that all of the results are mistaken or fraud. As long as they do > not persecute researchers they have done nothing wrong. They are incompetent > in my opinion, but that is not an ethical issue. > This is getting off topic, but regarding stupid people promoted to positions of high authority, here is what Harry Truman said soon after he fired Douglas MacArthur: "I fired him because he wouldn't respect the authority of the president. I didn't fire him because he was a dumb son-of-a-bitch, although he was, but that's not against the law for generals. If it was, half to three-quarters of them would be in jail." It makes me nostalgic for the era when politicians and others said what they meant without sugarcoating or political correctness. I doubt Obama would ever say a thing like that, or even *think* a thing like that. More's the pity. He was on stage praising Moniz. I doubt he knows that Moniz is a political animal who has been trying to derail cold fusion with unfair tactics for years. I wonder if he would do anything even if he did know. Obama is not a naif so he knows such people are common in high places. Many political leaders are aware that cold fusion is real, but they have not lifted a finger to help it because it is too controversial and they do not want to risk their credibility. This is appalling. - Jed
