benhocking's Journal: Dr. Bush

While reading this month's Scientific American, I saw a review on a book describing the uneasy relationship that the Republican party has with science. Attached to this review was a photograph of President Bush receiving an honorary doctorate from Louisiana State University. Not just any honorary doctorate, mind you, but an honorary doctorate in science. I kid you not. He's also received an honorary doctorate (in law, at least) from Concordia.

But science. Wow. That'd be like giving an honorary degree in English to ... well, President Bush. How has President Bush contributed to the field of science - apart from so clearly illustrating the need for a solid education in the sciences?

Oh dear

[BWJones]

Ha! Ahahahahahaha, *SNORT!* HA HA HA HA, ho ho ho ho heeeeeee........... Whew. If that were not so funny, I would be fundamentally and deeply offended. An honorary doctorate in science eh? Usually those are given out for significant accomplishment to the field of science, but like just about everything else, Shrub has had something else handed to him. I really can't see as how this man has earned anything of substance.

Oh dear, Let them eat cake!

[Blitzenn]

I agree wholeheartedly. What it truly shows is that Bush is truly blind to the class system in this country. He cannot recognize that he is in the elite class in this nation, among the very privileged few, who can have whatever they what, even the ridiculous. A wise leader would have been able to see just how preposterous nearly everyone in this country would see it. He does not realize that the rest of us do not have the 'privilege' to have our need for a degree satisfied so easily. To accept it, when

Dr Bush or...

[Blitzenn]

Would that make him Doctor Bush or a Bush Doctor. Applying Occam's Razor would point toward a Bush doctor. I define a Bush doctor as one who practices bush medicine not a doctor who practices medicine in the bush. At least that way I can look at it as a sufficiently derogatory title.