It's gotten much worse in the last five years, and it's becoming an embarassment.
I feel bad for the career scientists, but the politicians they work for are whores, and there's no future there for them if they don't toe, or avoid altogether, the party line.
Others say 'if we don't like it, change it.' How the heck are we change anything? The lawmakers promise up the moon to get our votes, then once in office, they could care LESS about their constituents. We write letters to them, only to hear them say "We are working hard on this one, or we are outnumbered on the floor, ' blah blah blah. Anything to keep putting us off.
I was brought up to believe there are no honest politicians. I am beginning to see this come true. Very sad.