GDS! GDS!

Awhile ago, Times columnist Paul Krugman was talking about the tendency among Republicans to become unglued at the very mention of Al Gore's name, much less a reminder of his recent Nobel win. I didn't take much note until a colleague was telling me about a recent university funciton attended by the university Regents. The colleague was making small talk with one of the regents, who apparently was a nuclear scientist at one time, about the California fires and their likely connection to global warming. The regent became belligerent at this apparent violation of Republican theology--and it is a theological belief, since it is all faith with absolutely no reason--and snarled, "GLOBAL WARMING is a FALLACY--it is an INVENTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY for the RE-INVIGORATION of the CANDIDACY of AL GORE!!" Then he turned on his heel and flounced off.

I think there must be something to "Gore Derangement Syndrome," based on this bizarre incident. I also think the university in question must be in a lot of trouble, given the fact that this man sits on its Board of Regents, a scientist who doesn't believe in science.