I have been writing about right-wing attacks on science recently. What I haven't covered much is how Bush has been cutting back on science funding to the point where American scientists are hurting big time. Well there is now a BIPARTISAN bill called PACE (Preserving America's Competitive Advantage), which call for 10% annual increases in both the NSF and NASA basic science research budgets through 2013. The initiative also aims to encourage private sector research and boost science education, etc. Now I notice NIH is left out of that and that is the agency that matters most to me. But, NIH has been hit less by Bush's cuts than NSF and NASA. NASA in particular, because of the fact that THEY are the main source of data supporting global warming studies, has been cut. NIH has more people pushing for it as well. So I guess I have to accept that NSF and NASA need it more right now. Here's the info (action at the bottom): (I got this from some NASA/Columbia scientists) *January 25th, 2006* - Washington, D.C. – Senators Pete Domenici, R-NM, Jeff Bingaman, D-NM, Lamar Alexander, R-TN, and Barbara Mikulski, D-MD, along with retired Lockheed Martin CEO Norm Augustine, today introduced a package of three bills aimed at helping America maintain its leading edge in science and technology. The bills are collectively titled the Protecting America’s Competitive Edge (PACE) Act. The PACE Act implements 20 recommendations contained in a recent report by the National Academy of Science titled “Rising Above the Gathering Storm.