Tim: "I would doubt that poll's authority."
Yes, that also caught my eye. I put it down to the frustrated scientist sick of knocking his head against a wall of ignorance. It does let down an otherwise good article, and I guess it belies the idea that scientists are nothing more than emotionless robots
Tim: "But still I did not see anything condeming Bush in that article, in fact he claimed that Bush spent "more than seven billion dollars." "
Yes, you're quite right, that's the only direct reference to Mr. Bush. However, the entire essay concerns the debate regarding the validity of darwninan evolution v. ID as science. Since Mr. Bush, possibly the most influential voice in the US, gave verbal support for the teaching of both in the science classroom, the whole essay relates to him.
The $7 billion expenditure was, indeed, proposed by Bush. Maybe that's an indication that he's not as foolish as many suspect.
