Ya they're all Republican...In fact, Astronomers are "Saint like"...They don't go to bars, get drunk, punch each other out, vote Democrat, buy their kids Red Rider's or vomit on the in-laws porch. etc., etc.
They plant bushes and massage sod.
... and their farts don’t smell.
However, the point I was (poorly) trying to make was that Astronomers report what they see. It is the media and government who control what the public is made aware of.