I haven't written in a while, but after seeing this, I needed a place to vent and thought a diary would do the trick. Eric Cantor's website recently posted a video of Adrian Smith launching what might be the most hostile action Congress has taken toward science in recent memory.
It's one thing to have anti-science rhetoric from FoxNews and Sean Hannity, or even from some relatively obscure member of Congress with little or no clout. But when this type of anti-science crap comes from the incoming leadership, it's a whole new ballgame.
