Dave Westlake believes creationism should be taught in school

[undeterred]

and abortion should be outlawed. And the Department of Education should be abolished... he's as crazy as Feingold's other opponent.



Dave Westlake, a Republican running for U.S. Senate, says creationism should be taught in Wisconsin schools and that the earth is thousands, not billions of years old. "I believe in creationism," Westlake said in an interview with 27 News. "I just happen to believe we were created the way we are."

Westlake called for the elimination of the U.S. Department of Education, and said states and local school boards should determine a district's curriculum. But, he added, if evolution is taught, so should creationism. "If they're going to teach one, they have to teach both."

When asked if the earth was around 6,000 years old, as some creationists believe, Westlake said, "That's probably a general timeline. There are very solid supporting evidence out there, or data out there, that shows that it's very reasonable to expect that it's not nearly as old as science says it is."

A former Army officer with a degree in environmental science from West Point, Westlake dismissed the idea of man-made global warming. "I don't see evidence to say that that is the cause of climate change right now," he said. "But I wouldn't go so far to say sunspots are the sole cause of any rise in the mercury."

When it comes to social issues, Westlake says abortion should be outlawed completely. "I recognize that I cannot as a man, I cannot possibly... understand what a woman is going through in the case of a rape or incest, but I have to be consistent with what I believe and what my faith says," he said.

http://www.wkow.com/Global/story.asp?S=13082882

[dragonlady]

1. A very telling point

The guy with "a degree in environmental science from West Point" doesn't see any evidence of human causation for climate change. Uh-huh. Must have been asleep when they taught scientific method.

[hayrow]

2. He may be a complete fool, however....

he has my vote in the Repuklican primary. He just doesn't have the money of Johnson and should be easier for Russ to beat.

[dembotoz]

3. proof positive that now matter how stupid your kid is

he can still run for office

[Jimbo S]

4. From a fellow engineer

this guy embarrasses me. How did this guy get his degree, considering he lacks any science acumen?

[dembotoz]

5. science is the bad guy

if it contradicts anything dat da preacher says on sunday

It should not surprise us that these "folks" have trouble with stuff like global warming when they
still can not figure out a dinosaur.

[midnight]

6. A faith bagger who's military/environmental science degree is faith based.

This man's faith is so strong/big he believes it should exclude everyone else's. I thought science taught one to look at all sides of an idea?