I was reminded today by a foolish comment in another diary on Culture Kitchen by a global warming denier that this nation needs more common sense in Congress. The latest global warming denial foolishness is claiming that because it is cold this winter, global warming can't be happening. This is a huge fallacy. Trying to deny a century-long pattern based on a single season is about as wrong as you can get in science. What we need is more scientific input in Congress...and what better way to do that then electing a scientist to Congress. We have that chance March 8th in Illinois.

Corrupt Republican Dennis Hastert was the Congressman in the IL-14 district until he resigned in disgrace. Hastert was one of the leaders of the Republican Party who knew about and ignored, even covered up, the pedophilia of Republican Congressman Mark Foley.

Now Bill Foster, an eminent scientist at Fermilab and successful businessman, is running to take his place. This race pits Foster, who is against the Bush/McCain Iraq quagmire and for affordable healthcare, against pro-Bush, pro-War, right wing extremist Oberweis. The choice is clear. Bill Foster is the man.

Before he became a scientist, starting at age 19 and with $500 from their parents, Bill and his brother built a company that now manufactures over half of the theater lighting equipment in the United States. At Fermilab Bill is a leading scientist in elementary particle physics. He has also managed several multimillion dollar accelerator construction and research projects, and led teams of engineers and physicists to help build the latest round of Fermilab's giant particle accelerators. An impressive career as a businessman, scientist and manager. Experience that would be excellent in Congress.

Meet Bill Foster:

More than ever we need scientists in Congress. The right wing agenda has been anti-science for 8 years now, and it means our energy policy remains subject to Saudi approval, America is lagging in innovation and education, and America is losing its competative edge under Bush. Oberweis would continue that anti-science, pro-Saudi agenda. Bill Foster would bring his experience as a physicist and successful businessman to Congress, something that is desperately needed.

Here is a vedio of Bill Foster on Iraq:

Here is a video of Bill Foster on healthcare:

Bill Foster has been endorsed by:

Aurora Beacon News
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Sun-Times
Daily Herald
DeKalb Daily Chronicle
Elgin Courier News
Kane County Chronicle
Oswego Ledger-Sentinel

AFSCME State Council 31
Citizen Action/Illinois Policy Council
NARAL Pro-Choice America
Illinois Planned Parenthood Council
SEIU Illinois Council
United Hellenic Voters of America
Ronald J. Schultz Memorial Foundation

Richard Durbin, U.S. Senator
Barack Obama, U.S. Senator
Phil Hare, U.S. Representative
Patrick Murphy, U.S. Representative
Dan Hynes, State Comptroller
Alexi Giannoulias, State Treasurer
Chuck Brown, Alderman, Geneva
Henry Abarbanel, Council Member, Del Mar
Jim Burke, Mayor of Dixon
Gerald Jones, Kane County Board member
John T. Hulseberg, DeKalb County Board member
Bonnie Lee Kunkel, Kane County Board member
Ron Matekaitis, DeKalb County State's Attorney
Marilyn Michelini, Montgomery Village President
Roger Ness, former Mayor of Newark
Rudy Neuberger, Kane County Board member
Robert Rosemier, DeKalb County Board member
Mike Saville, Alderman, Aurora
Jim Volk, Alderman, Batavia

Alexei Abrikosov: Nobel Prize in Physics, 2003
Peter Agre: Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2003
James W Cronin: Nobel Prize in Physics, 1980
Johann Deisenhofer: Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1988
Jerome Friedman: Nobel Prize in Physics, 1990
Sheldon Glashow: Nobel Prize in Physics, 1979
Roy Glauber: Nobel Prize in Physics, 2005
David Gross: Nobel Prize in Physics, 2004
Roger Guillemin: Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine, 1977
John Hall: Nobel Prize in Physics, 2005
Herbert Hauptman: Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1985
Alan Heeger: Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2000
Dudley Herschbach: Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1986
Roald Hoffmann: Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1981
Wolfgang Ketterle: Nobel Prize in Physics, 2001
Walter Kohn: Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1998
Herbert Kroemer: Nobel Prize in Physics, 2000
Harold Kroto: Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1996
Leon Lederman: Nobel Prize in Physics, 1988
NASA scientist John Mather: Nobel Prize in Physics, 2006
Douglas Osheroff: Nobel Prize in Physics, 1996
Martin Perl: Nobel Prize in Physics, 1995
David Politzer: Nobel Prize in Physics, 2004
Norman F. Ramsey: Nobel Prize in Physics, 1989
Sherwood Rowland: Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1995
George Smoot: Nobel Prize in Physics, 2006
Joseph Taylor: Nobel Prize in Physics, 1993
Frank Wilczek: Nobel Prize in Physics, 2004

An impressive array of endorsements.

Vote for Bill Foster on March 8. And if you can, give a small donation to turn Hastert's seat blue.