But what worries me most is that the credibility of science may never recover — and perhaps it shouldn’t. Credibility has to be earned, and once it’s squandered may never be recovered. By now far too many scientists have knowingly colluded in an historic fraud, one that would put Bernie Madoff to shame. We are seeing political larceny here on a truly planetary scale.
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It's a great compilation of the non-science reasons to be skeptical of the claims of agw proponents. Lewis points to the Stalinist accusations against the rational arguments against agw, especially pointing out the threats.
Without meaning to, I'm sure, he's touched on my thoughts regarding the loss of vision and mission of the Republican party, due to their cowardice while holding the majority in congress. They lost because they caved on Iraq. Perhaps understandable given the times and violence in Iraq. But the media invisibility and silence is a t least shared between them and the presidency.
And I speak only of their loss of credibility. They blew it and it will take years for them to build it back in this environment of media "Obamessiah" hype and control of message by the Democratic Party.
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