Too right. I attribute it to projection in many cases. It’s a common enough psychological factor: people who would cheat to obtain money attribute the same motivation to others. They don’t seem to understand that scientists don’t get rich on grant money. It is, you know, spent on the research they get it for and has to be documented and accounted for at the end of a designated time.

Almost like that conspiracy was a load of crap.

Even with at least two of these mindsets, though, why wouldn’t an advisory council be a good thing to have for, you know, advice from specialists to the science-ignorant population of our Congress and the current President and his cabinet?

Is this the first step in getting rid of NOAA and its scientists? If you deny science what’s the point in employing scientists?
It would be easy wouldn’t to purge NOAA, wouldn’t it? Modern Republicans have always been good at not being able to afford things they don’t like. “Sorry scientists, we must trim the budget. Don’t let the door hit you in the ass as you leave. By the way, you can’t publish anything you did or learned while the gov’t employed you.” With the money saved taxes can be cut for rich people (including, of course, corporations which are not only now people but superior class people.)

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