Being gang tackled is part of his job

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Gary — 3/10/2004 6:29:37 AM (archived)

The heat that Bush took over his space initiative was insignificant compared to what he got over the Iraq War and the budget blowout. It's comes with his job. However what probably does annoy Bush is the low [political reward]/[political pain] ratio connected with Space Exploration politics. After the smoke clears, Bush will probably be honored by history for his decisive action in Afghanistan and Iraq. However fixing the Space Program is also difficult with almost no near or far term political payoff. It'll take an Abraham Lincoln / Franklin D. Roosevelt class President to fish the Space Program out of the toilet.

Gary

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No bucks, no Buck Rogers... - McFly - 3/8/2004 7:04:38 PM
- Let's face it, the Space Program is hosed - Gary - 3/9/2004 5:17:35 AM
  - Manned exploration has done nothing for unmanned exploration since Apollo - pwokenyaw - 3/11/2004 1:25:38 AM
  - No president has ever made space exploration a campaign issue - Larry J - 3/9/2004 4:30:27 PM
    - I agree with you but ..... - Gary - 3/9/2004 5:04:38 PM
      - The way Bush was gang tackled, I wouldn't be surprised if he never mentioned space again - Larry J - 3/10/2004 2:05:57 AM
        
        Being gang tackled is part of his job - Gary - 3/10/2004 6:29:37 AM
        
        Political Risk verses Benefit Analysis - Larry J - 3/10/2004 5:00:45 PM
      - re: I agree with you but ..... - gbaikie - 3/9/2004 8:12:21 PM
        
        You're right, of course... - McFly - 3/9/2004 11:05:21 PM
  - I think you're overly negative - Buck Galaxy - 3/9/2004 5:49:19 AM
    - Initiative makes abandoning space easier, not harder - dtb - 3/11/2004 2:21:47 AM
    - Uh huh.... - Gary - 3/9/2004 7:05:14 AM
- They have higher priorities for the money, don't you know... - Larry J - 3/8/2004 7:32:59 PM
  - Don't forget naked aggression, tax cuts for the wealthy, Halliburton, etc. - Bowser - 3/9/2004 12:44:51 AM

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