Okay Tom. Thats special. And so unpredictable.
"The "bulk" of my post was discussing the issues of funding scientific research with public money, showing how this had been a major political football in the past[...]"
Ah, I see, so you were going for a red herring argument.... But you slipped, fell, and landed in a mommy-they-did-it-too argument.
Original claim:
McCain is anti-science
Toms response:
Oh yeah! So was this other congressman, who was a democrat... so THERE!
Toms Clarification:
Oh, but this is a serious issue with many dimensions... Lets not talk about the ORIGINAL DAMN POINT that McCain is manifestly anti-science... Lets talk about what i want to argue, which is Proxmire...