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Me am sad that people are being cynical about future moon & Mars missions because Bush is vocally backing them, and therefore something stinks.

Of course by "people" I mean Jon Stewart of The Daily Show, and I dunno how effective a barometer he is, but one could make the argument.

Another reason not to like Bush, though for bizarro reasons.

Speaking of Bizarro, to people who bring out the "Why are we spending money on outer space when it could better go to solving problems here on earth?" I say:

1. Your notion of national finances as a zero-sum game is inaccurate, and
2. You are acting exactly like the villain from that one episode of Super-Friends and you know I could never support you if you keep up that sort of thing.

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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.