tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post5226908756561246509..comments2024-03-27T13:25:58.065-04:00Comments on Stayin' Alive: Repealing the EnlightenmentCervanteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11302076828795198187noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-86504456594906813222017-01-25T18:23:28.554-05:002017-01-25T18:23:28.554-05:00I stand corrected, Sir.
The last minute appointme...I stand corrected, Sir.<br /><br />The last minute appointments were only to reward his friends and were not to the agencies described. <br /><br />Christy Goldfuss, DJ Patil, Amy Pope, Dan Utech and Cristin Dorgelo, all White House officials were given positions at the National Infrastructure Advisory Council. Just to name a few...all in the last few days before transition.<br /><br />That being said, don't believe that scientists are above politics and even self interest...especially those in positions of power. They are people, not saints. That's why God invented peer review.<br /><br />https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/feb/09/peer-review-block-scientific-papers<br /><br /> JenBobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-73472393750706787372017-01-25T15:04:43.672-05:002017-01-25T15:04:43.672-05:00WTF are you talking about? Obama was president for...WTF are you talking about? Obama was president for 8 years, during which he appointed agency heads. He didn't "scramble to pack positions," that's completely delusional. <br /><br />The people we're talking about here are civil servants, scientific experts. Science isn't political, it's about truth and falsehood. Anthropogenic climate change is a fact, not a political opinion. Cervanteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11302076828795198187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-92002663338459566462017-01-25T12:00:50.013-05:002017-01-25T12:00:50.013-05:00An interesting article and , again, from the viewp...An interesting article and , again, from the viewpoint of academia.<br /><br />Later on in the article he kinda goes off the rails with his rants about government agencies that were directed to clam up. I have no doubt that he understands science, but he sure doesn't understand the politics of why that happened. His take is "They hate science". It's a lazy(and stupid)answer.<br /><br />Many of these agencies are headed by progressives who use their position politically. As you already know, Obama scrambled to pack these positions as a last-ditch effort to thwart the incoming administration.<br /><br />Much of this action to control the narrative can be laid at the feet of the previous administration for their scorched-earth policies near the end if Obama's term. <br /><br />President Trump's reaction is not that surprising.JenBobnoreply@blogger.com