Jupiter is interesting but I don't think the current Bush gives a rat's ass about exploring it. I don't think the President understands why we need to explore Space. Kerry on the other hand, understands that the money "wasted" on Space would be better spent on Social Security and Medicare. Enjoy MER and Cassini. I fear this is the last hurrah for the Space Program.
I'm concerned that you may be correct. Bush et. al. don't know what Jupiter is. Slight benefit in that they mix up nukes in space with military tech. Panderer Kerry is such a captive of anti-space interests that as you say we're toast relative to 'entitlement' programs if he gets in. Remember, Kerry was against Cassini because of the deadly threat of its plutonium payload, the cretinous dork.
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Bush & Kerry re: space