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.