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Lamar Smith, Future Chairman For the House Committee On Science, Space, and Tech

Posted by Soulskill on from the politician-selected-for-job-in-politics dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Lamar Smith, a global warming skeptic, will become the new chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Someone who disagrees with the vast majority of scientists will be given partial jurisdiction over NASA, EPA, DOE, NSF, NOAA, and the USGS. When will candidates who are actually qualified to represent science or at a minimum show an interest in it be the representatives of science with regard to political decision-making?"

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  1. Re:To Be Fair, He's Replacing Texan Ralph Hall by sl4shd0rk · · Score: 4, Funny

    Texas may be slowly warming up to the idea

    They may want to move a little faster. They have a lot of coastline.

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  2. Comperable... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    That's like having Michele Bachmann on the Intelligence Committee. Oh, wait.

  3. Re:My apologies. by hawkfish · · Score: 4, Funny

    What the fuck qualifies you to speak on behalf of the Uniyed States?

    Because he can spell?

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  4. Re:Just vote them in to office by benjfowler · · Score: 4, Funny

    Eagles may soar; but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.