As I wrote then, “How candidates deal with issues where science is deeply involved tells us a lot about how they use evidence, how they evaluate expertise, and how they reach decisions, all critical features for a leader who cannot possibly know all of the technical details about any policy (s)he adopts.”
I don't think I'd call it a moral obligation for Clinton, McCain, and Obama to participate as they suggest in a recent post at sciencedebate2008.com, but I think it would be valuable if they do. Here's a video of a news conference at the Franklin Institute on Friday explaining why. (Here's a link to the ScienceDebate2008 page with the video, in case this version doesn't work.)
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