re: #66 garhighway

OT: Henry Waxman (who can be a pain in the ass, I readily admit) calls it right regarding the Congressional GOP and science:

[Link: green.blogs.nytimes.com…]

Sample quote:

“But I have never been in a Congress where there was such an overwhelming disconnect between science and policy,” he said. “The Republicans in Congress have become the party of science deniers, and that is profoundly dangerous.”

It really is a shame honestly. Since these scientific issues shouldn’t be partisan ones. I admit that climate change isn’t an issue I understand but the most pathetic thing I see is people try to discredit it simply because Al Gore is the face of the movement. Lame I say to that.