The sacrifice of scientific enquiry on the altar of political expediency in
not exclusive to any political party. The Clinton White House's handling of
the Kennewick Man, for example. By the way, scientific endeavor is more
likely to yield profits than religion so if your assessment of the
opposition, the right wing, is accurate, we have little to worry about.

Politicians, at least successful ones, are attentive to public opinion and
will say things that will show themselves to be aligned with as many
constituents as possible, or at least 51%. In the end, though, they'll
follow the money.