Yep. Looks like this is the greatest loss to the Republican (Stupid) Party since the loss of Jim Greer as Florida's GOP Chairman.
I can't help but think that Jerry Pournelle's having a nice toast somewhere. Not that he'd ever admit it. When he and the other Reagan guys got tossed unceremoniously out of the party by the 'egregious' Frum, we lost some hard science guys that might have been able to inform weenies like Graham why Anthropological Global Warming was a crock LONG before things started sliding off the table.
Come to think, I believe I remember Pournelle and Gen. Keyhoe were some of the guys who analysed Wind Farms, Photovoltaic Systems, Ocean Thermal Systems, and Tidal Generators for power back in the late '70s and early '80s. They concluded that the cost would never get CLOSE to break even, and within 10 years would require replacement due to size/wear/maintenance issues.
But who remembers what the pros wrote for Reagan.
Sigh...
He is still at Chaos Manor and still writing brilliantly, considering his age and various medical conditions.
http://www.jerrypournelle.com/
We read him regularly.