Fool’s Roost

Wrecked America discovers stupid is infinite.

Stephen Johnson, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, is a creationist.

A Philadelphia Inquirer profile of EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson this weekend reveals that the chief steward of our environmental protection is unwilling – or unable – to separate religion from science.

The Wonk Room’s Brad Johnson notes that, when questioned by reporters, Stephen Johnson admitted he does not see a “clean-cut division” between the two:

“It’s not a clean-cut division. If you have studied at all creationism vs. evolution, there’s theistic or God-controlled evolution and there’s variations on all those themes.”

Philadelphia Inquirer article: An Eroding Mission at EPA.

J-Walk points out “Johnson’s approach at the EPA has been marked by putting his faith in corporate polluters.”