Friday, July 03, 2009
The Empirical President by Mona Charen
The Empirical President by Mona Charen on National Review Online:
One of President Obama’s pretensions is the pose of objectivity. Reversing his predecessor’s policy on stem-cell research, he boasted of restoring “science to its rightful place.” Lobbying for his health-care overhaul, he claims to advance “evidence-based analysis” as though opponents are relying on myth or superstition. And campaigning for the cap-and-trade energy bill, he declared, “We must not be prisoners of the past. Don’t believe the misinformation out there that suggests there is somehow a contradiction between investing in clean energy and economic growth. It’s just not true.”"
One of President Obama’s pretensions is the pose of objectivity. Reversing his predecessor’s policy on stem-cell research, he boasted of restoring “science to its rightful place.” Lobbying for his health-care overhaul, he claims to advance “evidence-based analysis” as though opponents are relying on myth or superstition. And campaigning for the cap-and-trade energy bill, he declared, “We must not be prisoners of the past. Don’t believe the misinformation out there that suggests there is somehow a contradiction between investing in clean energy and economic growth. It’s just not true.”"
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