Criticism From the Heart of Bush Country. Editorial, Houston Chronicle, April 27, 2008. "The Bush administration's hostility to the findings of government scientists manifested itself most visibly on the subject of climate change... [But] climate change, it turns out, is not the only issue on which the administration has tried, with great success, to elevate pro-business politics above scientific data supportive of alternative policies... Former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona complained to Congress that when he tried to place important health information before the public, he was thwarted at every hand: Reports on stem cell research, secondhand smoke and the need for U.S. leadership in fighting widespread diseases abroad were all trashed for political reasons. Now the Union of Concerned Scientists reports that more than half of nearly 1,600 scientists with the EPA complained that political appointees opposed to effective environmental protection had interfered with their scientific work... Students in the U.S. routinely lag behind those in other developed nations on science and math tests. Is it any wonder, given the poor quality of science education in most schools and the lack of leadership in Washington?"
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