Science Idol Cartoons

A friend turned me on to The Science Idol cartooning contest, put on by the Union of Concerned Scientists- They're holding a competition to see who can come up with the best material concerning scientific integrity, and the disruption of it by political forces. They forbid mentioning any names *AHEm* *DuBYA!* *AhEM* in favor of addressing large thematic issues. The following are my submissions, done in similar style to the previous entry.