
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters, "Look, these political scientists might not have a B.S. in any of the physical sciences, but no one disputes they have B.A.s in B.S."
The American Political Science Association issued a press release to coincide with the press briefing that made clear that "political science has the word 'science' in it. So there."
Associated articles: MIT meteorologist Lindzen; Washington Times; National Review; Wall Street Journal; New Scientist