We haven’t commented on Governor Scott Walker and evolution because, in a sense, what’s there to say? He dodged the question, one that he or anybody in his position should have seen coming from miles away.
National Review‘s Jonah Goldberg is right to observe, “I’d rather get the full truth. If you think evolution is wrong or flawed, I’m keen on hearing your arguments.” He is absolutely correct about this too: “Beneath the surface, the salience of evolution as a political football is ultimately about the status of man.”
The problem, I’m afraid, is that most politicians (or their staff members) haven’t done the intellectual homework on this issue. Is it challenging? Yes. But does a serious person need to have an informed opinion? Yes again. Yet probably these folks don’t have anything to say that would ring true. So they let platitudes suffice, or they “punt.”
What, you can’t be bothered to weigh the evidence on an ultimate question and come up with something thoughtful to say? As a voter, I find that slightly insulting.