Also at play was a rejection of de Blasio's progressive
politics as the mantra of the Democratic Party 2016 presidential candidate going forward, as well as his visibly tense relationship with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, insiders say.
What began in 1983
as a noble piece of federal legislation that sought to place science ahead of
politics, and fairness, equity, and openness above congressional parochialism has degenerated into a technical and ethical quagmire, where facts are routinely twisted to serve predetermined ends and where «might makes right» has replaced «consultation, concurrence, and cooperation»
as the federal
mantra for the program.