"glad I'm not the only paranoid whacko around here"
well ya know, i've found this new ability to communicate with my parents on 'distrust of government'. (they were children of the 60's/early 70's).
actually, along these lines (front page, today's ny times):
Scientists Accuse White House of Distorting Facts By JAMES GLANZ
Published: February 18, 2004
The Bush administration has deliberately and systematically distorted scientific fact in the service of policy goals on the environment, health, biomedical research and nuclear weaponry at home and abroad, a group of about 60 influential scientists, including 20 Nobel laureates, said in a statement issued today. [...]