re: #31 Obdicut

That would be part of the problem, Walter. The anti-science streak in this country is large, and the GOP, instead of confronting it and helping our nation improve, are feeding it, capitalizing on it, rationalizing it, and endorsing it.

This works against the good of our country in so many ways it cannot be counted. We cannot afford to lose our technological and scientific edge, or we will very, very, very quickly slide from our position of power and privilege. And flawed as we are, we are light years, eons, and boatloads better than China or Russia.

A Gallop poll taken a few years ago showed that 38% of Democrats are young earth creationists, and only 17% believed in scientific evolution (no deity necessary). It’s not surprising that politicians are so gutless, there’s very little political risk in being a creationist.