Hillary Clinton: Science Hero?

In a speech timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Sputnik, Hillary Clinton accused the Bush administration of waging a "war on science" and promised that as president she would lift the ban on stem cell research, support the development of robotic space exploration and a replacement for the space shuttle, launch a space-based climate initiative to fight global warming, and provide $50 billion to research into alternative fuels. Read all about the speech here. None of this really sets her apart from the rest of the Democratic field, and there's no reason to believe these are anything but empty promises. But, regardless, it's nice to think that her strategists have come to the conclusion that voters respond positively to pro-science messages. In fact, I think I'm going to use that research to lure in some big name advertisers. Pretty soon, this website will be called The Taco Bell Amateur Scientist, and I'll be rolling in the cash. Maybe almost as much as Clinton's taken from the health insurance industry.