If you're a real scientist and not a "social scientist" then I pray whatever lab you may ever grace with your presence has higher standards than you apply to Shalala's administration. Your apparent respect of her political views is actually what interferes with actual facts in these threads. Political allegiance is the only thing short of being a blood relative that would justify the devotion you and your brethren in Heel Country share.
Well put. Funny how "scientists" throw fact, logic and truth around so cheaply, when in fact, most of them are the biggest whores in the world. Most are constantly in search of research money to find there existence since they have failed to perform functions for which they can earn a paycheck. Unless they have "sold out" to big business are owned by educational institution presidents who, like Donna, have already done the whoring for them.
Now we can understand our friend. He, or she, is a scientist and therefore probably completely beholden to the fundraising/donor establishment. As an attorney I openly admit that 2 plus 2 equals whatever my client needs it to be. Scientists will fit whatever is needed into the findings of their research to get that grant. You want global warming, you got it. Need that changed to climate change, no problem. When I was in college, the same scientists where warning of the coming ice age. What get the $$$$. All the while claiming some sort of superiority as the only owners of truth. Clearly, our friend is in bed with Donna and her kind. Hey, we all need to feed our families. At least now we understand. It is all about the Benjamins. We understand, dk72.
As a lawyer, it's clear that you have no idea how science works, but then your understanding of how much of anything works has been highly suspect. Don't even try to discuss science here, you're way out of your league, and already made a fool of yourself with your completely incorrect comment about climate change. As for "the Benjamins", no, Shalala being at UM or not, being in power or not, doesn't affect my pay in the least. But it's clear that for you, it's all about fact and reality being what you prefer and what fits your agenda, not actual fact and reality. I guarantee 100% you'd be kissing her *** if we were winning National Championships and she was dumping money into the program. You would be right along with me claiming she had no knowledge of Shapiro's wrongdoing (in which case you'd be right for the first time ever). Because for people like you, facts don't exist, only accepting things based on your emotional responses and preferences are allowed, and used to replace facts.
Putting the personal insults aside, we have found common ground. You are right that if we were winning NC's and Donna was dumping $$$ into football we, I at least, would indeed be kissing her hands(don't think I could do her other body part you suggested) and might even defend her(I admitted the 2 + 2 equals what I need it to be). It is nice to see that you have now realized who wrong you were the accuse me and others of hating her for political or party reasons. I do note, however, that you did not publish that seemly new finding of yours.
Now if only you can get over your political bias. You rose to the "label" change from global warming to climate change in predictable manner. Not sure how my state was "completely incorrect". Did not the term "global warming" fall out us went the repeated cold winters made it to embarrassing to continue using it? Was it not replaced with "climate change" in speeches and writing? Did not the scientist support the theory of global warming follow the money and state proclaiming "climate change" as the new mantra? We do not need science to teach us about climate change. History is a true and more honest tutor for it. There have been many cold and warm periods recorded in history. Discovering the current warm period by your vaulted scientists was merely the discovery that might have begun coming out of the then current cold period which started several centuries ago. History also is full an huge social, economic, and political upheaval that usually comes with each change. We do not need political funded science ignoring these facts to blame things that are not the cause to naturally occurring change. By the way, the warm periods have usually been very beneficial. It is the cold one that have proven to be the *****es.
I like are little back and forth, but lets now firm up our common, non-political ground. Set neivn aside. If Donna had continued to deliver NC and $$$$ to football we would love her. Since she did not, can you now admit she sucked badly that part of her role as president and must accept a huge portion of the blame for the results?
Another day we can discuss horrible job she oversaw in the M&A activities for her U HEALTH child. Since have been doing M&A for almost 40 years the debate would be to uneven and lead you to more personal insults which, I assume, are uncharacteristic of scientists.