You have good points. On the other hand, there's a big gap between the folks who shout down Lawrence Summers (who, incidentally, remains a favoured Democratic i

You have good points. On the other hand, there's a big gap between the folks who shout down Lawrence Summers (who, incidentally, remains a favoured Democratic insider) and the folks who actually deny evolution. As one of these supposedly-mythical Republican scientists, I do find that the Bobby Jindals and Mike Huckabees of the party are a constant source of embarrassment.