All right, I was weeping too.(via TimesWatch)
To be honest, the restoration of science was the least of it, but when Barack Obama proclaimed during his Inaugural Address that he would "restore science to its rightful place," you could feel a dark cloud lifting like a sigh from the shoulders of the scientific community in this country.
When the new president went on vowing to harness the sun, the wind and the soil, and to "wield technology’s wonders," I felt the glow of a spring sunrise washing my cheeks, and I could almost imagine I heard the music of swords being hammered into plowshares.
Wow. My first reaction was to worry that scientists were now in the awkward position of being expected to save the world. As they say, be careful what you wish for.
Monday, February 02, 2009
Obamessiah Suck-Up of the Day
NY Times science reporter Dennis Overbye's reaction to the inauguration, in the January 27th Times:
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It only matters what Obama says. Stroking people is all that is required.
If stroking people saves science, can someone stroke Al Gore to save us from hearing more about global warming?
> can someone stroke Al Gore to save us from hearing more about global warming?
Al Gore doesn't need stroking, he needs a stroke. Get your tenses right. :oD
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