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Slanted? Hopefully not. I try to be open-minded.
Angry? Definitely. It's hard to have cared about American science these last 8 years and not be angry and suspicious. Obama has done much to allay any fears about him (see previous posts) -- McCain pointedly has not.
I agree it's theoretically possible to disagree with one particular line of research. There are some projects I think are wasteful, too. But Palin never argued that this line of research was wasteful. She seems to be arguing that fruit fly research, on the face of it, is wasteful (just like the bear DNA she harped on before).
Now, it might be a bit much to expect someone who doesn't believe in geology, evolution, global warming, drowning polar bears or the negative environmental impacts of oil drilling to understand the long-range implications for Autism of some work with fruit flies. But that's exactly the problem.
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