agree that space is a no win issue in an election year

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phil — 1/21/2004 4:09:27 PM (archived)

You? Non partisan?
Bush at the very least has floated a proposed plan, shown that much interest.
Started a nuclear initiative - Prometheus.

Somehow I must have missed all those administration public plans for nukes for deep space exploration, manned moon missions and men to Mars between 1992 and 2000. Guess I gotta pay more attention in the future.

I agree with those pragmatists here who say that touting space is a lose lose proposition in an election year.

Now, why Bush would waste effort talking about steroids in sports is a mystery.
Aha, I've got it. He used to run a baseball team and has an affinity for the stupid sport. Steroid use is rampant in baseball mainly because the all powerfull players union which has ruined the game anyway forbids drug testing as is allowed in the NFL.

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Absolutely zero mention of the new space initiative in State of the Union address - Tom Brosz - 1/21/2004 3:40:44 AM
- SpacePolitics.com: presidential candidates' views on space... (NO AFFILIATION with me) - ~tax leech - 1/21/2004 11:14:45 PM
- re: Prepare to wait at least four months. - Success_Machine - 1/21/2004 10:21:23 AM
  - re: Bush still has to appoint up to 14 more members to Aldridge's committee - Success_Machine - 1/21/2004 10:54:45 AM
    - re: I find it amazing that I can follow American politics - Success_Machine - 1/22/2004 12:58:18 AM
- re: Absolutely zero mention of the new space initiative in State of the Union address - Buck Galaxy - 1/21/2004 7:23:06 AM
- The space 'initiative' - R.L. - 1/21/2004 5:03:39 AM
  - re: The space 'initiative' - Delbert - 1/22/2004 4:58:37 PM
  - re: The space 'initiative' - Raoul - 1/21/2004 7:32:55 PM
    - re: CEV together with a HLLV - Success_Machine - 1/21/2004 8:47:14 PM
      - re: CEV together with a HLLV - Larry J - 1/22/2004 1:51:25 AM
      - Would the vehicle you describe still fit inside the Vehicle Assembly Building? - Scott Evil - 1/21/2004 11:07:13 PM
        
        re: I have no idea - Success_Machine - 1/22/2004 12:43:07 AM
  - agree that space is a no win issue in an election year - phil - 1/21/2004 4:09:27 PM
- re: Absolutely zero mention of the new space initiative in State of the Union address - Vince - 1/21/2004 4:41:57 AM
- My take on that - FrankC - 1/21/2004 4:30:31 AM
  - We're probably screwed but Frank may also be right.... - Gary - 1/21/2004 5:29:15 AM
    - re: We're probably screwed but Frank may also be right.... - McFly - 1/21/2004 3:35:03 PM
      - Prometheus - Gary - 1/21/2004 4:23:58 PM
        
        re: Prometheus - Buck Galaxy - 1/21/2004 9:34:45 PM
      - re: Bush made a few decisions for NASA officials who were likely hobbled by contrarian debates - Success_Machine - 1/21/2004 4:03:26 PM
        
        There's a totally cynical slant to this... - Gary - 1/21/2004 4:32:40 PM
        
        You assume too much - Scott Evil - 1/21/2004 8:21:29 PM
        
        re: Uh huh.. - Success_Machine - 1/21/2004 4:43:33 PM
    - Still...it would be nice to get a few modules and and astronauts on lunar dust by the 60th anniversary of NASA. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 1/21/2004 3:04:46 PM

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