When the federal government feels the need to issue guidelines designed to ensure ‘scientific integrity’ you can pretty much bet the last thing on their minds is ensuring scientific integrity:
The four-page memorandum “describes the minimum standards expected as departments and agencies craft scientific integrity rules appropriate for their particular missions and cultures, including a clear prohibition on political interference in scientific processes and expanded assurances of transparencies,” wrote John P. Holdren, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, in a blog post accompanying the memo’s release.
Just make sure you get approval from your agency’s minister of propaganda before you express your ideas in a public forum:
Jeff Ruch, executive director of the group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, noted that the memo “said scientists are free to speak to the media” but also “directs agencies to develop ‘mechanisms . . . to resolve disputes’ about whether ‘to proceed or not proceed with proposed interviews.’ ”
“In other words, scientists are free to speak except when they are not,” Ruch said.
Seemingly lost in this announcement is the fact that these new guidelines are written by perhaps the most political eco-weenie in the government, John Holdren.
Darren, are you storing a dead hamster in your freezer, waiting for a good rain, so you can dig a tiny grave for a backyard burial?
I really just want to throw the rodent away but OD might get upset if I did. Oh, the power that she holds. 🙂
mharper #102;
That’s a big reason we haven’t yet burried Oldest Daughter’s hamster our chocolate lab killed (no direct proof but highly incriminating circumstancial evidence).
mharper42
Heh
One day I posted the open comments (at LST) and made the first comment. I got chewed out by quite a few folks. I decided I better don’t do that again. 🙂
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#101 Squawk
I was first once when I had insomnia and got up at 3 a.m. Unexpectedly, that day’s OC was already there and waiting for the first comment.
#95 Darren Wow, some real over-the-top decorations in that collection… Overall, my neighborhood was lit to perhaps 75% of its usual wattage this year. We have 3 lit-to-the-max properties and they were all still at the Hall of Fame level tonight. To digress a bit, I also put out Heavy Trash Day signs, Quarterly Open Meeting signs, and Beautiful Yard… Read more »
hunerd and FIRST
/Only way I’ll ever be “first”
hunerd
#98 Heh
Jay Leno:
Another fine piece of Joseph Goebbels style journalism brought to you by the fine folks at the Houston Cornholicle and Associated Propagandists.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/7346704.html
Could we make all links blue or something to clearly distinguish them from regular post wiritng?
mharper;
I found some lights for you.
The great RomneyCare denial
I still like Romney but Romneycare still irks me. Especially how Romnety’s been handling his position on it.
Me & the little lady cruised over to The Big Easy this afternoon for the Mark May going away party.
Excellent live rock and blues and the best part – only $5.
You can’t beat that with a stick.
#91 Darren
Dunno about us being grateful to Saudis, but it would defuse the situation.
Wanna bet that “nice fellow” Rauf rejects the offer? As the scourge of LST used to phrase it.
Hey, I’m heading out to judge Christmas lights in my neighborhood. Later for me too.
Saudi king may want to move Ground Zero mosque to St. Vincent’s site A Manhattan lawyer with ties to the Saudi royal family is sounding out officials and community leaders about a plan to move the controversial Ground Zero mosque to the West Village. Attorney Dudley Gaffin is claiming King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia might want to buy shuttered St.… Read more »
gotta go…later.
#86 GJT
I know many people feel that way and I do not blame them. The oil business has been the source of a lot of heartache for not a few folks.
I have to say though, it was as good as it gets when things were popping. I’ve always loved it.
4 on the nose gear.
You will also see pictures of the Anotov with the Buran on her back. Buran was the Russian answer to our space shuttle.
#79 Squawk
We are not talking about garden variety Bilderberger/CFR/Bohemian Grove chemtrails. Those Antonov chemtrail formulas are personally concocted by Vladimir himself.
I don’t miss the oil patch one iddy bit, even the boom days money.
#83 GJT
Yeah, 16 wheels and tires on each side of the fuselage. I think there are 8 on the nose gear.
#81 mh42
No, just thinking in terms of being in Houston. Reminiscing about the days of shipping my equipment around the world. I miss it.
#78
A 32 wheeler by my count.
Bobby42, when will you accept that we are all grownups here? We have pretty much already made up our minds on the major philosophical questions. Thus not susceptible to your tacky debate challenges and attempts to re-educate us. Have you noticed how no one tries to re-educate you? I dare say that’s because no one here really cares what you… Read more »
#78 Texpat
Sleuth42 deduces that you are in Houston (“here”) for the holidays…
The video looked like the Russkie version of a C-141 (that would make it a “Starliftsky”). O suppose the AN-1/224 would be a Galaxsky?
OMG Texapt!!!! Did you see the chemtrails that thing spews. Thank goodness my house has a layer of tinfoil and super heterodyne hepa air filtration system to clean the air from the gubment mind control spraying.
The Russian Antonov An-225 is the single largest aircraft in the world. It was originally designed to carry the Russian space shuttle aircraft piggyback. With its retrofit improvements the An-225 can now max out at 1,410,000 lbs. Interestingly, the An-225’s first job was to carry 216,000 meals for US military in combat from Germany to Oman in January, 2002. Shannon… Read more »
Mood is worsening, patience is waining. I do believe I also stated: I have no problem with anyone’s life style as long as they do not try to apply the force of law to make me approve of it or gain some “extra” constitutional rights, privileges, considerations or accommodations. “teh geyz” movement is a political movement based purely on a… Read more »
#75 Squawk, I hope that your mood improves, along with your reading comprehension skills. I’ve said absolutely nothing about marriage today. I spoke only of equal treatment by the government of civil unions. In other words I consider marriage a sacred vow between a man and a woman and GOD. Got it? Good. move along there is nothing more to… Read more »
Bob I am in no mood to play today. If you wanna try to expand this to acceptance of marriage knock yourself out. The whole issue is a non-starter for me. I made my statement of what is going on with the law and my position on “teh geyz”. The law is not a nod of approval of a chosen… Read more »
#55 Dave
Oh. Those wouldn’t adapt very well to any of my suggested uses.
Years ago I got slapped by a T in a Bourbon Street bar for not tipping it. We saw we’d made a mistake going in there when the show began, but it was a one drink minimum and we couldn’t leave until we got one and it took like 30 minutes for service. When we were leaving , this thing… Read more »
The Israeli killer sharks have been discovered to have a weakness: Serbian drunks.
#66 Squawk, I seriously doubt that any challenges to UCMJ will be based on the repeal of DADT. Do you have evidence that indicates they would be likely? I have no problem with anyone’s life style as long as they do not try to apply the force of law to make me approve of it or gain some “extra” constitutional… Read more »
69
Until the Democrats completely destroy the oil bidness that plane will be here regularly.
#67
Shannon
Mornin! It carries a lot of cargo for the space station right? Does it come here for other purposes and with the end of the shuttle program, will it quit coming here?
Don’t matter, if it’s sick and disgusting to the mainstream, the LGB’s have a big tent.
That Russian monster cargo plane is a regular visitor to Houston. I filled the better part of it myself once upon a time.
Bob42 The law is not a nod of approval of a chosen life style. It “just” removes the prohibition of being “teh geyz” in the military. Unless things have drastically changed since I was in, if a persons actions become a distraction to the mission of the military they will be outed. The UCMJ has some very specific “moral clauses”… Read more »
Which flavor of T are you talking about? Trans-sexual or transvestite?
Ok, so we got the LGBs covered (or uncovered, as it were) in our emasculated armed services. But what about the Ts????? When will the drag queens be able to serve openly???? That would make for some…um…interesting USO shows. Bob Hope meets Folsom Street.
OMG! Don’t they know there are chillrens at these games??
#57 Squawk, there is a lot of overreaction to yesterday’s senate vote. For those who say the Republican Party does not need a litmus test for its candidates, you just lost the argument and frittered away the strength of the U.S. military at the same time. The armies of other nations have allowed gays to serve openly in the military.… Read more »
😆 That’s my feelin’.
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For Sale: 2 Texas Stadium seats, never used.
Oh, two actual seats. That is pretty cool…if you’re a Cowboys fan.