It's worse than you think

[elfs]

Remember that bit about the Bush political officer editing NASA science releases? It's worse than you think. Another Bush political officer (yes, that is exactly the term to use, it's perjorative as hell, and it's wholly appropriate) at the Department of the Interior objected to a parks document that stated that the sage grouse had "numbered in the millions" prior to European Settlement in the 19th century, saying there was no evidence for the assertion, and she also question whether the grouse was dependent upon sage for its survival (biologists familiar with the bird say there is no doubt on that question).

Perhaps most egregious, The National Parks Service is under pressure to remove all references to "evolution" from their materials. The word "qualified" has been removed from all descriptions of park managers, as has mention of "scientific evidence gathering" as the basis of making management decisions for our national parks.

Comments

[mo-hair.livejournal.com]

our next president is going to have to waste an entire term in office just undoing this insanity.

[technoshaman.livejournal.com]

I don't consider time spent cleaning house wasted. I just hope he has the intestinal fortitude (and the political capital) to actually do it.