Bush promotes ID

It must be logical fallacy day. This is an exquisite example of the logical fallacy of appeal to authority. The belief in ID is respectable because a famous person (as opposed to a scientist known for his careful research) believes it. Kind of like thinking that the opinions of famous ball players (or actors) on politics are respectable not because they know something about politics but because they are famous ballplayers/actors.

Indeed it is. Of course the TOE makes no such claim. So that makes your argument a strawman, doesn't it?

Where else would you have anatomically correct models for teaching the concepts?

Here we go again. Randman, you were asked to back up your claim that ID is science. Instead you put the onus on the sceptic to see whether ID work is science. No that is not the way it works. And real scientists don't just have websites and books - they publish their results in peer reviewed scientific journals. Can you cite an ID article published in a peer reviewed scientific journal (Creationist "journals" don't count).

Two problems here. First, ID is a stalking horse for creationism so in that sense it IS a big deal.Second, popular opinion is not a proper criteria for what gets taught in the science classroom. If you want to 'mention" ID, do it in a comparative religions class.If a student raises the question all that needs to be said is "it is not science, so we won't discuss it here. Ask your parents or your pastor about it."

In fact, no, that is not the prediction. Fossils of any kind are rare because fossilation itself is a relatively rare event. Most animals and plants decompose completely when they die. When we do have a fossil it is usually only part of the organism - in the case of animals, typically the skeleton, exoskeleton or shell. Soft body parts are hardly ever fossilized. So if a change occured there it wouldn't even be recorded. In spite of that, there are many transitional fossils. Here is a link that summerizes the transitional fossils if you are interested.Transitional Vertebrate Fossils FAQ

Is that a question? I don't understand the point you are making.I presume you are pointing out that fossils are formed in sediments deposited by flooding but nevertheless, it is still true that fossilation is a relatively rare event. Many animals and plants buried in sediment still do not fossilize.