Republican efforts to destroy science continue apace..

[Hauldren Collider]

I'm slightly curious though what the Brits did of any importance in the Pacific as he implied.

Maybe he believes that the UK can take credit for Australia's contributions? Honestly, it was mostly the Kuomintang in China who fought the Japanese prior to December 1941.

[PLATO]

Why do I always chuckle whenever I hear the term Christian Scientist?

Because you are normal?

[rah]

Why do I always chuckle whenever I hear the term Christian Scientist?

[PLATO]

The real motive for Rep. Lamar Smith to put forth such inane proposals is probably simply part of the whole culture war raging in America.

Why doesn't he just admit that he's a religious fanatic who has a blind hatred for anything secular?

Lamar Smith is a Christian Scientist. Thought we all should know that.

[Dauphin]

I mean Snoop is cool, ken should calm down.

And, Burmaa.

[DinoDoc]

He's being tongue in cheek. It's cool.

I'm slightly curious though what the Brits did of any importance in the Pacific as he implied.

[DinoDoc]

I'd rather not finger anyone involved in this.

[The Mad Monk]

Oerdin misspelled homeopathy.

You have your finger on it.

[Dauphin]

Cool, you meanwhile can pay us for the lives we spent fighting the Germans and Japanese allowing you time to rearm and eventually join in feeling like conquerors. Oh and for the lives the commonwealth sacrificed for the US in Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq and various other conflicts over the years.

Or of course, you could stop being arrogant dicks and realize that we've all helped each other out plenty over the years. America needs to get over its wank fantasy about being exceptional before it disappears up it's own ass leaving China to take over.

He's being tongue in cheek. It's cool.

[Hauldren Collider]

Who do you think your congresspeople pay more attention to? You and your fellow constituents, or the NRA/Teacher's Unions/UAW/name-a-bank-here/etc etc etc

I promise you my congressman pays no attention to the teacher's unions, since we basically don't have them in virginia. And the only reason they pay attention to these people ever is because they have lots of votes. The NRA has what, 5 million members? More? That's huge. And even more who aren't dues-paying but pay attention to the NRA scoring. They listen to the NRA not because the NRA gives them money, but because the NRA is a ****ing huge group of voters.

Of course my congressmen isn't going to listen to me individually. He has hundreds of thousands of constituents. That's the way it should be.

Gerry Connolly voted for the healthcare bill. He didn't listen to his constituents. He came within a couple hundred votes of losing his seat, and only won because the guy he was running against was an idiot. He changed quite a bit after that election. I think it was a wake up call.

[DinoDoc]

Seeing that you're not a native speaker, I'm not sure if you're being clever or serious.

Oerdin misspelled homeopathy.

[DinoDoc]

Are you making the claim that all government sponsored research is very valuable?

Just think of all the useful applications that came from the Gay Bomb research the US government did. I can't think of any but they surely must be there.

[The Mad Monk]

Using gays to cure sickness? No wonder they get laughed at.

Seeing that you're not a native speaker, I'm not sure if you're being clever or serious.

[Guynemer]

You know, congressmen actually represent their constituents very well.

Who do you think your congresspeople pay more attention to? You and your fellow constituents, or the NRA/Teacher's Unions/UAW/name-a-bank-here/etc etc etc

[rah]

You're the one shaking your fist at the status quo, the onus is on your to back up your whining.

Are you making the claim that all government sponsored research is very valuable?