Donald Kennedy Quotes
The science community now recognizes that this administration completely puts its political cart before the scientific horse. We've seen it with one issue after another.
Donald Kennedy, Biologist, Commissioner of the United States Food and Drug Administration, President of Stanford University, Criticizing the George W. Bush Administration, “Science vs. politics gets down and dirty”, USA Today, August 7, 2007
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The country was going through a period in which partisan ideology drove politics and public policy for many people. Scientific findings would be used if they supported ideological positions and they would be ignored if they did not. In some cases scientists were attacked and discredited if their findings contradicted established political positions.
Congressman and later President, George
The administration at the time was notorious for ignoring science in making policy decisions – especially of the results were in disagreement with Christian religious fundamentalist positions.
Dean had lived through the horrors of the Nixon Administration, so this was a very serious accusation from a Republican no less. By the end of the George W. Bush presidency, there were many Republicans who had repudiated Bush.
Chavez frequently insulted officials and leaders of other countries. See linked quotes for examples.
Carter, who had his own share of blunders, may well have been right about this. History will have to judge.
Donald Kennedy was an American scientist, public administrator, and academic. He served as Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (1977–1979), President of Stanford University (1980–1992), and Editor-in-Chief of Science (2000–2008). Following this, he was named president emeritus of Stanford University; Bing Professor of Environmental Science and Policy, emeritus; and senior fellow of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
