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Obama on Science

By TChris

Science Debate 2008 submitted 14 questions to both presidential candidates covering a broad range of topics. Barack Obama's answers are here. John McCain has not yet answered.

It will be interesting to see how McCain answers the question about stem cell research. McCain was against it before he was for it, but "National Right to Life Committee Executive Director David O’Steen said anti-abortion rights activists think they can turn McCain to their way of thinking on stem cells." Let's hope McCain answers the questions so voters can divine his current position on this important question.

Also noteworthy is Obama's specific plan to end governmental interference with the evaluations and recommendations made by scientists. The Bush administration has been notorious for cooking or suppressing any science that is at odds with Republican policies. Is McCain willing to make that same commitment? And if he does, should we believe he would adhere to it?

Full post as published by TalkLeft on August 31, 2008 (boomark / email).