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Posted by tourdemars to Budget at July 26, 2004 04:24 PM
Of course, the only comments from a Democratic presidential candidate in 2004 that have come to have any real relevance to the future progress of Bush's new space policy (should Bush lose) are those of John Kerry, the Democratic Party's 2004 nominee. The day after Bush's speech, the San Francisco Chronicle quoted Kerry as saying, "Rather than sending Americans to Mars or the Moon right now, these people would be better off trying to figure out how to get Americans back from Iraq."TrackBack URL for this entry:
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Relax! John Kerry is at Kennedy Space Center
making a space policy speech. I do agree
our space priorities are a mess requiring a
complete overhaul of NASA etc. including our
slow :it is not enough" results political
agendas. The current space shuttle was a
sad tribute to such deadly budget programming.
I had warned Senator Nelson years ago about
it.
John C Redfern
Posted by: John C Redfern at July 26, 2004 04:34 PM
Kerry had a GRAND opportunity to talk about our Space program and where we are going..As usual he's " Mr. Misdirection " What a Bogus candidate !!Want to see this country turn into a mess .?..Then by all means..vote for Kerry.....He just tells people what they want to hear...no substance !!! Jake
Posted by: Jake at July 27, 2004 02:21 AM
Don't miss this rebuttal to critics of John Kerry's space policy by Kerry advisor, former NASA Associate Administrator, former Nation Space Society Executive Director, and aspiring space tourist Lori Garver:
"Please don't write-off the Kerry-Edwards camp on space. The Bush initiative is simply hot-air and has made it impossible in an election year for Kerry to say much on space. What he has said -- will support increased funding for NASA R&D, will support Prizes, a more genuinely international effort, etc... is already more than most Presidential Candidates. It took Bush 3.5 years and a tragic Shuttle accident to come up with a policy. Democrats will be able to pull-off a better record -- if not rhetoric!
Totally agree on futility of ISS as pharmacy source and need to retire Shuttle -- Kerry can be convinced of this, but perhaps not in the campaign.
The Moon-Mars Blitz was a good way for Congress to see citizens supporting space -- always a good thing."
Posted by: James Burk at July 29, 2004 09:00 PM
Good point, James B.! However, the truth
is always stranger than faction meaning false
pie-in-the-sky promises leave lasting impacts
on gullible, naive minds.
John C Redfern Writer, Economist, Economist
Posted by: John C Redfern at July 30, 2004 11:04 AM