Lost in Space

Dwindling national economic resources, crumbling infrastructure, unemployment too high, education severely underfunded...and now Bush wants to expand the space program with a permanent human settlement on the moon and manned missions to Mars.

George, if you truly want to "unify the country behind a gigantic common purpose" (with the "Democracy for Iraq" venture failing miserably), how about reducing poverty, bolstering education, or improving our overall quality of life? Oh wait, none of those would provide a nice photo opportunity for an election campaign or more business for defense/aerospace contractors.

"A boon for business and a boon for Texas." I couldn't have said it myself any more blatantly.