Hostage Release
March 10th, 2009 | Editorial Cartoons | 11 Comments
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After eight long years of neglect—no, that’s wrong. It was more than neglect; the Bush administration was contemptuous of science whenever it interfered with either the interests of their right-wing base or their agenda. They silenced their own staffs when the science conflicted with their political aims, or worse, changed the science to fit their agenda. At long last, Obama is putting the science books back on the shelf. The damage, however, has been done. We’ve lost a decade in the fight against global warming, we’ve lost precious ground to other countries in stem cell research and in so many basic sciences it will take us years to recover. In the process of squelching whatever science was in their way, the Bushies surrendered America’s lead in scientific research and discovery. With an economy in shambles, who knows how long it will take for us to recover?
Topics: Obama, science, scientific research, stem cell
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Well, at least Bush didn’t fall for the Global Warming hysteria like D’ohBama did.
Thank you, Ed. I love the commentary you included with your cartoon.
We have lost valuable time, and we may never be able to catch up. We were in the mountains today and the effects of the beetle kill (which is a direct result of the climate change) is devastating.
Thank you once again for being a catalyst for discussion!
So far, research using adult, placental, and other stem cell lines have produced a long, long, long list of treatments, medicines, and cures, 73 to date, without the teratomas produced using Embryonic Stem Cells. Those would also be known as “monster tumors. Private research has had little interest in ESC research, because of the monster tumors, and the fact that the other stem cell research, particularly adult, works.The restrictions did not stop any scientist from doing research with embryonic stem cells, they just couldn’t use federal money.
Great commentary and message Ed. For far too long science and respect for the scientific method has been absent in Washington, and the nation. Thank God it’s back!
Good to see you back, Ted!
The global warming hysteria? Like the new report out today that ocean levels are actually rising twice as fast as was thought? Yup, doesn’t sound like anything to get hysterical about to me.
As my family plans the occasion of my father’s 80th birthday one wonders how much difference in his life embryonic stem cell research could’ve made the 10 years he has been diagnosed. Thanks to the V.A. for keeping him in the latest and best Parkinson’s drugs but he is slipping more deeply into the dementia of Alzheimer’s. Not a ploy for pity, just curious had not research been stymied by the Dubya if I could have had my Dad back from the ravages of these diseases healthy and focused? Just grateful for the day’s we spend with him now, each and every one.
Good to see Ted back as well and thanks for the cartoon, Ed.
Check Mike Keefe’s cartoon of January 18. http://www.intoon.com/toons/2009/KeefeM20090118.jpg
I did check it out, and my cartoon IS awfully close to Mike’s. I suspect there will be a number on this subject that are similar. It happens a lot that cartoonists get very similar ideas on the same subject. The record was set, I think, when Christopher Reeve died and about thirty cartoonists did Superman flying out of his wheelchair. I usually check Mike’s work to make sure he hasn’t already drawn my idea, but in the hectic days before and after the Rocky closed, I neglected to do so. My bad.
Wow, science!!!!! Thanks for an excellent one!
Yup science is always right. Eat more carbs less fat you will be healthier ( oops that caused more diabetes).
Stem cell research goes on and fights diseases , yup adult stem cells, China has been able to cause cancer with embryonic stem cells no media report on that advance, but it must be political that in the last 20 years not a single real positive result has come from this branch of science (snake oil). I am no republican and no moralist if I thought that this branch of science could help 1 person I’d be all for it, but it has not. You can pay thru the nose and go to India and get Embryonic Stem cells shot into you and no one has gotten better. We can do real science with stem cells that work but lets spend money we don’t have on something that doesn’t work.
Right on, as you usually are, Ed! I like Mike Keefe also, but like your drawing style better.
Lived in an old Denver square in Park Hill for 20 years, and Denver Square was great. Thanks for many years of enjoyment!