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Looks like the big gun has taken aim at Obama. Obama is a moron.By TODD HALVORSON • Florida Today • April
13, 2010
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - President Barack
Obama's plans for NASA could be "devastating"
to the U.S. human space flight program and
"destines our nation to become one of second-
or even third-rate stature," three legendary
American astronauts said Tuesday.
Neil Armstrong was the first man to set foot on
the moon. Jim Lovell was the commander of the
famous Apollo 13 flight - an aborted moon
mission. And Apollo 17 commander Gene Cernan
remains the last human to walk on the lunar
surface.
Armstrong, who rarely makes public comments,
grew up in Wapakoneta, Ohio, and now lives in
Indian Hill.
In a statement e-mailed to longtime NBC space
correspondent Jay Barbree of Merritt Island, all
three took exception with Obama's plan to
cancel NASA's return-to-the-moon program,
dubbed Project Constellation.
This is research money we're talking about, solar power on earth is on it's way because private industries are doing the research. The govt should be taking the risk on more lofty things, if you want the govt involved in research. Libetarians would argue to return the funds back to the people which is also a good idea.What is accomplished by going to the moon? We should take that money and invest in solar power research, and other fuel alternatives.
This is research money we're talking about, solar power on earth is on it's way because private industries are doing the research. The govt should be taking the risk on more lofty things, if you want the govt involved in research. Libetarians would argue to return the funds back to the people which is also a good idea.
Healthcare is an ongoing entitlement expense. They should have never passed it if they didn't have a way to pay for it. Now we hear they are going to cannibalize other programs to pay for it? When does it stop? Idiots.
Let me do a slight parody of certain of our posters...
"OH NO, Obama spends too much money."
"OH NO, Obama cut spending on a program I like."
Sorry, you cannot have it both ways. If you think spending is a problem, then spending cuts should be praised. If you think we cannot cut spending on this or that program, you bitching about spending is phony.
Why do you have no faith at all in the private sector? Why do you not think that if their is a legitimate reason to return to the moon that someone out their in the private sector will pay to do it?
Your same argument is true of healthcare.
Going to the moon provides no immediate return on investment. It is made to be a government program, just like ARPAnet was or the original manned flight to the moon.
Right, as in the case with ARPAnet, we have more than primed the pump for the private sector to come in at this point.
Insuring those with significant preexisting conditions, the poor, and seniors never provides a return on investment. Hence the role for the public sector. On one hand, if you have had cancer, we can make sure that you can still get health coverage, on the other hand, we could go back to the moon again. Which do you think is a better use of public sector money?
Let me do a slight parody of certain of our posters...
"OH NO, Obama spends too much money."
"OH NO, Obama cut spending on a program I like."
Sorry, you cannot have it both ways. If you think spending is a problem, then spending cuts should be praised. If you think we cannot cut spending on this or that program, you bitching about spending is phony.
Going to the moon, and I would want a permanent base established.
Let me do a slight parody of certain of our posters...
"OH NO, Obama spends too much money."
"OH NO, Obama cut spending on a program I like."
Sorry, you cannot have it both ways. If you think spending is a problem, then spending cuts should be praised. If you think we cannot cut spending on this or that program, you bitching about spending is phony.
For what, other than to say we did again?
Fiscal 2010 NASA had a 18.7 billion dollar budget.
The National Parks Service had a 2.7 billion dollar budget. The National Parks Service has been underfunded for years now. The budget for the entire Department of Interior, is 12 billion dollars, which manages 500 million acres of parks and wild lands, is still less than NASA, and it has been chronically underfunded for years now.
U.S. Department of the Interior - About the Department - Quick Facts
Should we do a better job preserving our national treasures for future generations, or build a base on the moon? If we are prioritizing here, what is more important?
Build a base on the moon. It will help us stage access to earth orbit and to exploration of the solar system beyond the moon.
The solar system can be explored with robots.
Yes, launched from the moon.
Asteroids can only be mined by humans, though, at this time.
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