[wendybeth]

Any scientist with a political agenda that influences his/her findings on a particular subject regardless of data indicating otherwise is in the wrong, and in the wrong business. I apply that to scientists on both sides of the issue. As laypeople, we depend on their expertise to help us determine our own stand on issues. When the information is tainted by politics and business interests it becomes worthless. Hell, worse than worthless- it's dangerous. Galileo, Copernicus, Tycho, etc all had to deal with people willing to go to great lengths to supress or distort their findings and it is sad to see such shenanigans continuing on to present day. I would never and will never knowingly support behavior, so I am very cautious with regards to studies and such.