A Ceasefire in the War on Science

The federal government's war on science finally coming to an end?

Science nerds returned to the White House Monday, triumphant and ready to tinker. After years of complaining about being shoved into the politics version of their school lockers, smiling scientists crowded into the ornate East Room, took cell phone photos and got a message from President Barack Obama they said was clear: Science, which once propelled men to the moon, again matters in American life.

Well, It HAS Been Over a Week...

...since Michael Steele was finally able to (barely) win an election and bested a South Carolina segregationist to become the new chair of the RNC.  Took a bit longer than I expected for a scandal to break out:

Michael S. Steele, the newly elected chairman of the Republican National Committee, arranged for his 2006 Senate campaign to pay a defunct company run by his sister for services that were never performed, his finance chairman from that campaign has told federal prosecutors...

Fabian's claims emerge as Steele begins his new role at the RNC, where he oversees the raising and spending of hundreds of millions of dollars in party money. The former Maryland lieutenant governor has faced questions about his handling of campaign money in prior elections and was twice fined for missing filing deadlines...