Ted Cruz To Oversee NASA and US Science Programs

romanval sends word that U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) will become the new chairman of the subcommittee that oversees NASA and government scientific research. Cruz has both spoken in favor of NASA and attempted to cut its budget, but he's most notable for his opposition to the science supporting climate change. From the article: His vociferous opposition to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and his support of extreme budget cuts could spell trouble for NASA's less prominent programs, such as its own climate research and sophisticated supercomputers. His role on the front lines of the 2013 government shutdown, which critics say had lasting negative effects on public safety, NASA research and EPA scientists' ability to visit contaminated sites, also suggests at best a narrow focus on NASA's largest projects and at worst a disregard for agencies that require science funding.

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Re:What's next?

[hamburger lady]

That's what you get when you elect a man with three Muslim names. His middle name is the best, though: "Hussein". I love saying that! "Hussein". It drives the lefties into a rage!

yeah, if there's one thing 'lefties' hate it's muslims. and sorry, but only his middle name is muslim. i know, i know, when it comes to those goofy africans and their silly names it can be hard to tell the difference but for real and everything!

Re:Inhofe in charge of the EPA is scarier

[DNS-and-BIND]

That must be why he snubbed the largest demonstration in French history, refusing to attend, refusing to even send the vice-President (isn't that what he's for?) Je suis Charlie indeed.

"The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam."
-- President Obama, addressing the United Nations General Assembly