Its a new day

With a new president. A historic moment yes. My hopes are that Pres Obama listens to his science advisor. That he fully funds science and science education. We can no longer afford to allow ourselves to lag behind other countries in numbers of students pursuing STEM degrees.

Election Day

I think you know where I stand. Regardless, get out and vote! I did early voting, so let's hope my vote actually gets counted. Light a fire people. We have tough times ahead, and only through serious change will we come out on the other side.

I just can't believe this is an issue

And I am frankly disheartened that Palin and McCain think that "teaching the controversy" is even a reasonable suggestion. To be sure, McCain is less biased here, and has stated he "believes in" evolution. I am even a bit turned off when people say they "believe" in evolution. Folks, it has nothing to do with belief and has everything to do with experimentation, observation and critical thinking. Science, in other words.

And we wonder why the US has fallen behind most other industrialized nations in sciences and engineering??