Posts
Remember when the United States was the leader of the Free World? Remember when our government sent brave men and women into the "New Frontier" of Outer Space? Well, now we are reduced to spending $753 million dollars for Russian Bus fare to Outer Space.
And why are we reduced to this? Because of Hopey, Changey Obama. Yes, you have changed this country, Mr. President. You've changed NASA's astronauts into a gang of hitchhikers. A NASA official went so far as to say, "it's critical for U.S. companies to take over this transportation job." Isn't this a turn-around! A Private-sector take-over. It must have been hard for a Federal employee to say that!
I was not alive during any of the Moon landings. I have hoped our government would get off it's lazy butt and do something incredible again. I'm not a big fan of JFK, but he at least pushed for space exploration! All Barack does is promise that great things will come. You de-funded the space shuttles, so where are the cool rockets that will blast off into space? Oh, the Russians have them.
So, thanks to all of you folks who voted for this clown. And here's your award. Idiot.
Well, golly, Elm, it seems the guy just can't do enough to please you!
I mean, he admitted the fact of American exceptionalism. Oh, wait -- Just after that, he named a bunch of other nations, each of which, in their own national consciousness, considered themselves just as exceptional as America. So, really, hmm, not so much on American exceptionalism.
Idiots launched (to keep the space thing going) Obongo into the stratosphere of American politics, the Presidency. He was not only unqualified; he was unworthy. I mean, they guy's mindset is pretty much the antithesis of the American can-do attitude. So, as you said, our astronauts are reduced to paying the fare to ride into space with the cosmonauts of our "former" enemy, Russia. I'm not so sure the idiots won't re-elect him in 2012.
Very good post. Thanks for the most enjoyable read. (Re: JFK -- He enacted a nice-sized cut in the income tax rate, and he was the impetus for the moon shots. Other than that, he didn't offer much, except a ghost-written collection of stories cribbed from an encyclopedia.)
The award should be Idiot of the century.
HPJ- Other than that, he didn't offer much, except a ghost-written collection of stories cribbed from an encyclopedia. That gave me a good laugh! And so true. Don't forget also that his Daddy was the one who would buy the books so his son could claim to have a best selling book. You know, like when a parent buys his kid's candy bars for school?
Fuzzys Dad- He already has one. It's called the Noble Prize.
Good post, and sadly correct... I WAS alive for all of the shots, including Mercury, and we (America) were proud as a NATION for what was accomplished! Today, not so much... And if all those NASA folks go elsewhere, there will be no way to reconstitute a space program in less than 20 years.
Great Job! We are going backwards in everything.
It is like riding a down bound train waiting for the wreck.