Notwithstanding the courageous truthtellers we do have, the fact is that if the "scientific community" couldn't even mount a campaign of truth aganst the likes of Algore, they won't rise up en mass now.
“Notwithstanding the courageous truthtellers we do have, the fact is that if the “scientific community” couldn’t even mount a campaign of truth aganst the likes of Algore, they won’t rise up en mass now.”
Many already have, but they were up against both the media and the government. With only a tiny fraction of the resources, it was easy to ignore or discount them.
This scandal will quite turn the tables. In addition, there was recent research published that definitively discredited the computer models used to promote CAGW.
I think I hear the fat lady warming up her voice in the distance... ;-)
To a large extent, you are correct. Democrats are good at figuring out ways to punish their enemies, and anybody who gets in the way of "Cap and Trade" will be considered an enemy. Enemies will find it hard to get grant money -- the appropriate Obama czar will see to it.
Tenured scientists, however, may take a look at long-run prospects and notice that Obama's poll numbers stink, which says something about the long-term outlook. Remember, tenured people are in the game for the long term, and if this scandal sours the public on science funding in general, then they are in deep trouble. So it could go either way.