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I do not support Mr. Santorum, but I will defend him against unfair attacks.  I agree with Eric: the quote offered by Chuck does not seem to be to be anti-intellectual; rather, it laments the well-documented political bias within liberal arts faculties (a bias which tends to be less pronounced in the sciences).

Further, I am not aware of Mr. Santorum being anti-vaccine.  His opposition to the Texas HPV law was based not on the medicine, but on the mandate: the fact that the state government was forcing this on parents.  A quick look at some anti-vaccination websites shows that Mr. Santorum has in fact raised their ire for his support of certain vaccine-related legislation.

I may be misreading his most recent post, but Mr. Uzza seems to be equating being uneducated with being "evil."  If this is the case, then he inhabits a vastly different moral universe than I.

Finally, I do not understand how Charlie draws parallels to debates over evolution and debates over abortion.  The latter is rarely argued in scientific terms; rather, it seen as a moral issue.

Eugene Dillenburg

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