Comments on: BREAKING: Third time's a charm, Congress passes science act

By: Republicans won’t fund science … film at 11 « a simple prop

Republicans won’t fund science … film at 11 « a simple prop — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 23:55:17 +0000

[...] Update (5/29): Third time’s a charm. [...]

By: Unklar Klaar

Unklar Klaar — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:54:48 +0000

Once again, your post is predicated on an anti-Republican bias.

By: James A. Brown

James A. Brown — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:34:13 +0000

I think a better analogy would be not buying seed corn because it’s too expensive.

By: fred edison

fred edison — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:08:33 +0000

It’s disheartening when something as basic as science funding comes into doubt as it did here. Doubly so when only 17 (thinkers) out of 167 Republicans decided the future of science and technology funding is important to them and their constituents. But the irony’s that even though 150 on the right voted against the bill, like everyone they will benefit from any windfalls from it. And a nefarious few will probably enjoy some political accolades, as has been the case with other conveniently forgetful politicians. Such is the world of Washington, D.C., where the future of a political party has seemingly become more important than the future of the people and country it’s supposed to represent.

Some people make a choice to fight the future and others choose to fight for the future. I prefer the latter, and I’m very pleased that the majority vote thought so too. It’s fantastic news to see this necessary funding of science and technology passed, even if it took two more times than it should have.

By: Kver

Kver — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 06:40:01 +0000

As a science teacher, I applaud the passing of this bill. A decade late and a dollar short, but somebody is realizing that the USA needs all the smarts it can get.

As a father, I sadly realize that our congress is totally out of control. We’re thirteen TRILLION dollars in the red. (www.usdebtclock.org/index.html) My children, my grandchildren, and my great grand children now have to pay up for our excessive spending. This isn’t a democrat thing, this isn’t a republican thing – this is our congress playing the role of Santa Clause for the good little boys and girls while the taxpayers get the tab. Too many things in too many congressional districts to BUY the votes.

As a taxpayer, I watch the EU in general and Greece in particular. Their little deficit pleasure cruise just hit the hard rocks of reality. Knowing that the lenders cometh soon, I don’t care what party philosophy you subscribe to – we’re flat broke. We’re writing checks our country can’t cash.

By: mike burkhart

mike burkhart — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 01:24:37 +0000

All of you are worng ,the Republicans do love science if it involves wepons research,and corperations paying greedy sciencetists to help lie to people. If there was funding for a new wepons system s and to pay global warming denayers all of the GOP would have voted yes .I dissagree about tea partys as long as Oboma ,Pelosi,and Read are around the Tea partys will be around ,they feed off of each other.

By: MadScientist

MadScientist — Mon, 31 May 2010 05:39:22 +0000

@Cory #50: I don’t believe “fiscal responsibility” was ever an objective in any budget approved in my lifetime. If it were the corridors may not be so packed with lobbyists. At least this seems to be a general item and not something earmarked for the lobbyists’ masters.

By: Cory

Cory — Mon, 31 May 2010 04:46:56 +0000

Wow, the idea of fiscal responsibility is simply dead.

By: Daffy

Daffy — Mon, 31 May 2010 03:53:15 +0000

Wobble, during the 1950s—a time of great prosperity—the upper tax rate was over 88 percent.

So much for what Rush Limbaugh tells you.

By: Ted

Ted — Sun, 30 May 2010 22:38:08 +0000

You know if people are really supportive of this bill, they should be identifying spending to cut or taxes to raise to pay for it. Demanding more spending while not being willing to make any sacrifice for it is the behavior we expect from children, not adults.

And saying, “we could be out of the war” does not count. That’s like spending money on a big TV because you already spent a lot of money on a big car.