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Shuttle Politics
TheLoneCabbage writes "Texas Rep. Joe Barton has been quoted today in an AP article saying that he is in favor of grounding the remaining fleet of shuttles. 'If we have to stop manned spaceflight for five or 10 years, then so be it.' The fine gentleman from Texas displays his outstanding grasp of statistics and engineering stating that 1 failure in every 62.5 flights is NOT acceptable. According to OpenSecrets.org this may have more to do with Joe's friends than how much attention he paid to his math teachers." There's also an interesting piece on testimony given by the first Shuttle program manager.
"Face it, the US population doesn't care about soldiers lives."
That's why the US pulled out of Somalia, because the population didn't care that American soldiers were being drug through the streets.
That's why the US Central Command was hesitant about using soldiers on the ground in Afghanistan, because they *knew* Americans didn't care about how many soldiers died over there.
"Surviving spouses of veterans who died after Jan. 1, 1993, receive $935 a month. For a spouse entitled to DIC based on the veteran's death prior to Jan. 1, 1993, the amount paid is $935 or an amount based on the veteran's pay grade."