Science, logic, and truth should not be partisan issues; they are the cornerstones of fields that have made the United States a leader in innovation and a better place for everyone to live.

I was surprised that when you get into electoral politics how scientific the analysis was in the electorate. You can identify on a state-by-state or district-by-district basis fundamental building blocks that behave in different ways. I was impressed in general with the sophistication of polling.

In science, if you stand up and say something you know is not correct, that's career-ending. It used to be that way in politics, but not anymore.

The idea of ensuring that federal research dollars should be reasonably spread around is an arguably useful goal. But it should be done per person, not per state.

I majored in political science and speech communication.

I went to college at the University of Kansas, where I got a degree in political science.

The process of science is difficult and challenging. It involves always being aware that your ideas might be right or they might be wrong. I think it's that kind of balance that makes science so interesting.

A fool's brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence University education.