Scientists Await the Spigot Being Opened

Let the grants roll! Apparently the 'rightful place' for science is at the receiving end of money taken from taxpayers via force and coercion?

Scientists relieved at end of Bush era - International Herald Tribune: "WASHINGTON: When he vowed in his inaugural address to 'restore science to its rightful place,' President Barack Obama signaled an end to eight years of stark tension between science and government. But many of the Bush administration's restrictions on science, like those governing stem cell research, will take time to be removed. And whether the Obama administration entirely reverses strict controls over the government's main scientific agencies remains to be seen."