Griffin's got the plan in hand
According to a new NASA study, when America goes back to the moon and on to Mars it will do so with hardware that looks very familiar.
NASA has decided to build two new launch systems - both of which will draw upon existing Space Shuttle hardware. One vehicle will be a cargo-only heavy lifter, the other will be used to launch the Crew Exploration Vehicle.
The Plan....
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.html?id=1040
Not only does Griffin do everything right, he has the strong bi-partisan backing of Congress, and the White House. Hopefully the remaining shuttle flights will be safe and this guy runs NASA for the next decade or so!