Hmm, I saw that Daily Show too and just assumed Jon was being his usual facetious self, not especially being cynical about space exploration personally. I think his MO is "comedy first." Any chance he could be trusting us to know that serious things lurk underneath?

On the other hand, he's not always "comedy first" with politicians, so maybe you're right. Carol Mosely Braun tonight, I think; we'll see.

Did you see the Nova about Mars exploration? It was awesome, and I still have it on tape-shmape if anyone wants to see it.