Well, they can't win, because they seem cowardly bandwagoners coming out with their political statement (which is what it is, a political statement and stunt) now, whereas they have chosen to avoid more well-earned criticism had they chosen to release their statement earlier, in an effort to influence the outcome of the election earlier than now.

“I actually am a Christian”

There are no Rushdoonies in the federal government; have no fear. And I suspect we'll see an end (for at least two years) to the Religious Right's being exploited with a sop thrown to them now and then to keep them voting, such as trying to extend the scope of US citizenship to fetuses.

I was irritated by a news story I saw this morning about the two candidates and which offers a better program on “innovation.” It reminds me of the other side of the Left, which when not frequently anti-science is stupidly childish, expecting instant, magic solutions. And of course, because pretty-boy Obama makes many Feel Better when compared and contrasted with McCain (the Feeling Better is the main reason Obama will do so well this election year among his true fans), naturally many people see Obama as better on “innovation” — instant stem-cell magic (almost completely devoid of science itself in the Left's case, but used as an emotional idol and a political weapon against the Religious Right, an object of the Left's irrational hatred), fantastic (truly, related to fantasies) “green jobs” and rapid magic with alternative energy (the reality of which will be slower progress involving existing and new industries, i.e., Evil Big Business eventually), and other mainly-vapor-ware feel-good stuff to accompany emotional and political opposition to science otherwise, as well as politics and lurid fiction associated with global warming and the Evil Developed Nations, Principal Offender Being the USA. “Innovation”; “party of reason” — *** SNICKER ***

Some long-overdue maturity and true devotion to _real_ science would help y'all.

Any time you engage in reptilian opposition and worse to nuclear power, irradiation of food, genetic engineering, the petrochemical industry, engineering progress on all the conventional energy sources, rational near-term assistance we can engage in now to help ourselves (coal to liquids, propane-powered automobiles, attacking right away air pollution rather than being stupidly carbon-obscessed with politics in place of science where global warming is concerned), you belie your real attitude toward science and reason.

But we who have known better all along have already known this.

I believe this isn't true, I think that after 911 student visa dried up. The worlds brightest still want to come here, we just don't invite them with student visas.

I actually am a Christian- but believe that you should live the teachings and always express tolerance for other POV. This was not done by Bush.

The GOP decided long ago that they were never going to appeal to “liberal academic elites” so as their wont, they set out to demonize them. Now maybe we can reverse course and reclaim our respect for smart people.

I must confess too, that it will be nice to say “Bush was…”.

To think we had 3 candidates in this day and age who did not believe in evolution!