The Science Gap In 1995, a budget-cutting Republican Congress fired its science advisers for being too politicized and too slow. In an age of bioterror, climate change, and high-tech weaponry, we need them back. By Chris Mooney, 10/5/2003 SOURCE: Boston Globe, MA http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2003/10/05/the_science_gap/ Comment: A very long article, but a worthwhile read... murray * * * Reference: Politics and Science: Presented by Rep. Henry A. Waxman, Ranking Member, Committee on Government Reform Investigating The Bush Administration's Promotion Of Ideology Over Science http://www.house.gov/reform/min/politicsandscience/ Report: Politics and Science in the Bush Administration (.pdf) http://tinyurl.com/jgbx * * * ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn