Lamar Smith, Future Chairman For the House Committee On Science, Space, and Tech 292
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?"
Re:To Be Fair, He's Replacing Texan Ralph Hall (Score:5, Funny)
Texas may be slowly warming up to the idea
They may want to move a little faster. They have a lot of coastline.
Comperable... (Score:1, Funny)
That's like having Michele Bachmann on the Intelligence Committee. Oh, wait.
Re:My apologies. (Score:5, Funny)
What the fuck qualifies you to speak on behalf of the Uniyed States?
Because he can spell?
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