Well I didn't think much about the comment McCain made about the 'overhead projector for the Chicago Planetarium' in the debate the other night - other than it was just one example of 'pork' he probably could have used that was connected to O. I was more struck by his proposal to put ALL govt programs on freeze or cut except defense (I could just hear the NSF dollars evaporating). Yet apparently he really did use a BAD example and a number of people in science are pissed about his choice - see article about Sky Theatre funding.
Add to this his comments on govt programs the far right's lack of support for stem cell research and I think McShame should pull out of the science field as well as MI!
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Johnny Mac is pro embryonic stem cells, just for the record. But he is going to freeze science funding for at least a year: http://www.afreeman.org/2008/10/07/science-tuesday-outside-his-window-he-sees-the-water-thats-supposed-to-be-clean/
The projector thing was just stupid, though. He wanted to make it sound like one of the rickety one that you oldies use for teaching. Don't think he got any traction with it.
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