Wisconsin's newly elected Republican governor, Scott Walker, recently commented that The phrase that caught my eye was "...ensuring decisions are based on objective science..." I wonder what that means? Walker, along with a lot of other Republican Governors, refers to the IPCC's attempt to present the scientific consensus on global warming as the work of "discredited scientists." Really? Walker wants to ban stem cell research conducted by, guess who, scientists. Walker vows to cancel a high-speed rail project between Milwaukee and Minneapolis, even though political scientists think cancellation will obviously take jobs out of the Wisconsin economy (Walker ran on a pro-growth platform claiming that he will create 10,000 business and 250,000 jobs over the next four years, really).
Up to this point, our governor-elect has proved himself a master of Orwellian doublethink. He has also promised to reorganize Wisconsin government. I wonder whether this will involve creating a Ministry of Truth?
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