Presidential candidates: Where do you stand on science investment?

Physics Today : In the third quarter of 2007, Physics Today asked all the presidential candidates a series of questions related to science policy. Despite repeated quests by the online Physics Today staff, all the candidates declined to comment. In response Physics Today has collected material from the candidates web site, and quotes from the candidates public speeches on six related science policy issues: science education , teaching evolution , nuclear weapons , science investment , energy policy and climate change . This new campaign 2008 site will track the candidates views on science policy throughout 2008. Presidential candidates: Where do you stand on science investment? As expressed by several recent national studies and reports, there is ongoing concern in the scientific and industrial communities that the U.S. is losing its world leadership in science. Do you support a significant boost in federal funding for basic research across the sciences, and how would you pay for such an increase? In an era of tight budgets and man y worthy programs, what priority would you give science education and research?See the answers at http://blogs.physicstoday.org/politics08/investment.html