The curtain has just gone up on Act I of “The Agony and the
Misery: Two Years of a Republican Controlled Congress,” and we already find two
major characters stepping into positions of power from which they plan to wreak
havoc upon reason and science.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has been named chair of the Subcommittee
on Space, Science and Competitiveness, which oversees NASA. Despite the
scientific consensus, Ted doesn’t believe in man-made global warning, so he’s
obviously the perfect person for the job.
Fellow southerner Marc Rubio of Florida will chair the
Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, fisheries and Coast Guard, which oversees
the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration. Marc is also a global
warming denier, and is skeptical that the Earth has been around more than 6,000
years.
So the plot is set in motion. Anti-science,
pre-Enlightenment Ministers of Evil have gained control of the government
agencies they would love to destroy. Will the powers of darkness prevail? Will
a champion of science step forward to battle the purveyors of ignorance and
superstition? Can America survive two years of this asinine nonsense?
Stay tuned.
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