[Brewpralgar]

My experience might also reflect the type of institution. I have been in academia for a while, now I'm out of it. Academia is seriously and very left. I'm not sure about how to classify where I am now, but I don't want to find out as that would entail talking politics with colleagues and I'm not going to do that.

Now that I think about it there could very well be a shifting of political allegiance among scientists and engineers these days. I'm seeing alot of anger directed at the republican party because of the political attacks on science over the creationism in science class and climate change issues. Stunts like the bogus "abortion causes breast cancer" claim posted on the National Cancer Institute’s web site and allowing sales of "alternative theories" books at national parks that posit the creation of the grand canyon in seven days have not given scientists or educators a warm feeling lately.