re: Ah, those crazy right-wingers.
An amusing view of history. And here's the part where they are against opening up the space frontier:
" Unlike all other socialist transformations in twentieth century history, American capitalists and the technically skilled “middle classes†won’t be able to take their wealth and education and flee to the “West,†unless they find another planet."
Of course, we don't *really* need a planet, but if you insist on requiring a "natural" gravity well, then Mars could be the place to raise your kids.
The New West might be a good term for describing the space frontier.