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Bush Budget Neglects Those of Us on Planet Earth
by jordan | February 5, 2007 at 08:01 pm | 289 views | add comment
What-planet-does-he-live-on cracks aside, a budget that beefs up a science-based industry while siphoning money from actual science classes is short-sighted at best.
President Bush unveiled his $2.9 trillion budget request for next year Monday, beefing up spending for NASA while cutting back environmental protection and several science research programs.With more than $140 billion set aside for research and development, the proposal is a mixed bag for scientists and engineers around the country. It was greeted by Congress with everything from tempered enthusiasm to outright derision.
Leading Democrats criticized the White House for the uneven approach. "The president once again is using a 'robbing Peter to pay Paul' approach," said House Science and Technology Committee chairman Bart Gordon (D-Tennessee) in a statement Monday.
Among other complaints, Gordon noted that the budget request increases overall funding at the National Science Foundation to $6.4 billion, but cuts funding for K-12 math and science educational programs run by the foundation.
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February 5, 2007 at 08:01 pm by jordan, 289 views, add comment
at 20:13 on February 5th, 2007
ummm maybe Bush meant science for defence. NASA and the Chinese blowing up their satellite come to mind, plus other space-based defence mechanisms. You can bet it's not space based stuff to be involved in climate work.