THIS guy is in charge of science in the House?

[Archae]

We're screwed.

Rep. Barry Loudermilk Boasts About Refusing To Vaccinate His Kids

Submitted by Brian Tashman on Wednesday, 2/25/2015 5:20 pm

At a town hall meeting in his district in Georgia last week, Republican Rep. Barry Loudermilk claimed that he and his wife decided against vaccinating their “very healthy” children and said that he is against requiring children to receive vaccinations.

“I believe it’s a parents decision whether they immunize or not,” he said in remarks first noted by the Atlanta Journal Constitution. “We didn’t immunize and they’re very healthy, of course, in homeschooling we didn’t have to get the mandatory immunizations.”

Loudermilk also said that as chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight in the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, he would consider holding hearings on a questioner’s allegation that the CDC “falsified data” on the safety of vaccines.

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/rep-barry-loudermilk-boasts-about-refusing-vaccinate-his-kids

[randys1]

1. AN example of what I am talking about, observers of our system say that the new

teaparty contingent are literal morons.

People you would not trust to wash your car in fear they may do it wrong, are now running the government.

I am not exaggerating

[BlueJazz]

2. You nailed it, randys1.

[GeorgeGist]

3. Stupid: It's not a bug ...

It's a feature.

[annabanana]

4. yup

If you really want to kill representative government (the people's lobbyists) hire people who hate it.