McCain Policy for Freezing Research Funds

Apparently, Senator McCain has proposed a 1 year freeze on discretionary funding if he were to be elected president to review federal spending.  While I have to appreciate his efforts to do something about the outrageous, ginormous debt that the current administration as hurled this country into, a one year freeze on research funds seems short-sighted, especially in light of all the recent government bailouts on Wall Street.  Read more in Science here.