Federal Science Gets More Politicized

amigoro writes to let us know about the noise a group of scientists is making to call attention to Executive Order 13422, going into effect today, that gives political appointees final say regarding science-based federal agency regulations. The Union of Concerned Scientists wrote a letter to two Senate committee chairs urging that questions about this executive order be asked at the confirmation hearings for the nominee to head the Office of Management and Budget. "UCS urged the Senate committee to ask [the nominee] Mr. Nussle how he would ensure that political appointees would not interfere with the work of agency scientists." Late last month the House voted to prohibit the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs from spending federal money on Executive Order 13422. Democrats called the order a "power grab."

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Re:white house edits

[josepha48]

No, I think he has it correct in saying political official.

I got a degree in Electrical Engineering, but I have been doing computer programming ever since. So 'technically' I am an electrical engineer, but in reality I am a computer programmer.

So in the above example, he is correct in saying political official. Even though 'technically' this person may be a scientist with a degree and everything, they are a political official once they take that office. Given Bush's track record of appointees, like Harriet Ellan Miers, supreme court nominee, I'd say this is more of a tactic to shut up the scientific community.

Of course you trolling republicans, who like to mod posts down that differentiate from your political views, will probably mod this down. So I hope that the trolls that mod this down have their dicks fall, their families die, and their lives turned all f***ed up because of the bad decisions of this 'leader' they choose to follow.

Re:Slashkos aka kdawson the political hack

[sgt_doom]

Normally, I don't reply to Anonymous Coward types, but you might reflect on the reality that no Repuke, archconservative hacker has ever been known to exist.....And the phrase "notorious left wing" only exists in the lowbrow lexicon of Michael (Wiener) Savage groupies.....