Worry About RFK

PalMD of Denialism Blog is one of the most respected science bloggers on the internet, and a friend of mine. So when he raises the alarm about the potential of putting Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (a vaccine denialist) on the Obama Cabinet, I join his concern. The Daily Kos has decided to remain agnostic to the issue – for now – but this is improper. We need to take a stand. The Bush administration decimated science in America. Putting a vaccine denialist on the cabinet would halt the rebuilding effort. President-Elect Obama – please, for the good of American science, take a pass on RFK.