[bomelia]

OK, since I started this thread, I insist that it stay on topic. If someone goes on the attack, then shut it down. I hope they get a vacation too.

Liberals have always hated defense spending and NASA. Why? They know damn well that the technology they enjoy today was accelerated out of the labs by the space program. But, it sucks money away from there pet social programs. Free health care. Free welfare. Free homes. Free drugs. Free money. Yadda yadda. They are not happy with the fact that today, the largest part of the Federal budget is "mandatory spending" on programs that are essentially unconstitutional (look up the budget on wikipedia).

JFK was not a liberal democrat. He, with one speech, ushered in the greatest technological advance the world has ever seen. Sure, it was motiviated by the Cold War (and fear). But it worked.

I was never a fan of the "new moon shot". Stupid goal. That's like running a marathon in 3 hours, then saying next year you are shooting for 4 hours. No, what is needed is a grand goal. Big. Huge! Like going to Mars!! And to do so within a realizable period of time. 10 years max. And you will see this country leap ahead by 100 years in the process. Boats will be lifted. People will achieve financial freedom in numbers never before believed possible.

BTW, NASA is a mess. It is merely a reflection of the government that created it. Someone suggested killing off NASA. Wait two years, then announce the goal. A new NASA is what is needed. They are currently part of the problem. 6 sigma process my ass. They can't even figure out how to rebuild the Saturn again.

BTW, Reagan did the same thing with "Star Wars" or SDI. And to some degree, the International Space Station (but NASA is doing a good job of running that into the ground too. Its about to become Climate Research Central. What a waste.) Whether you know it or not, SDI is still around. And it is because of it that we have the smartest weapons in the world. And the fastest computers, and the Internet, and on and on.

So, liberals, when you log onto your modern computer, and surf the web looking for conservatives to bash, remember, it was all brought to you by the space program.

You fools would have argued against Columbus.

Mike