I believe the explanation for this can be found about 3 topics ago, entitled ‘Catastrophic Visions’.

In this case, the exaggerated threat is not terrorism or global warming, but the supposed attacks on science from the Bush Administration. The facts don’t really matter when you morally rationalize your crusade-de-jour!

Thanks for calling a spade a spade, no matter which ’side’ is using it to dig themselves into a hole!