It is incorrect to say Bush has no interest in NASA. Both Bush and Gore were warm to the idea of a Mars trip when they ran in 2000. This article also mentions Bush might increase the size of NASA with defense in mind.
Every new policy venture needs to coincide with an optimal political time for successful passage. Public support is often fickle, since the media prefers to sensationalize rather than educate, so of course he is trying to hype this up. There's nothing wrong with rallying people to something you believe in. It's not sneaky, devious, or transparent, it's leadership.
It doesn't make sense that your support for a space program is contingent on if whoever proposes it feels sincerely about it. That would be similar to the President taking a 400 page budget before Congress, Congress tossing it in the trash, then asking "Gee, we just want to know how you feel about it?" I'm glad that's not the way the world works.
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It is incorrect to say Bush has no interest in NASA. Both Bush and Gore were warm to the idea of a Mars trip when they ran in 2000. This article also mentions Bush might increase the size of NASA with defense in mind.
Every new policy venture needs to coincide with an optimal political time for successful passage. Public support is often fickle, since the media prefers to sensationalize rather than educate, so of course he is trying to hype this up. There's nothing wrong with rallying people to something you believe in. It's not sneaky, devious, or transparent, it's leadership.
It doesn't make sense that your support for a space program is contingent on if whoever proposes it feels sincerely about it. That would be similar to the President taking a 400 page budget before Congress, Congress tossing it in the trash, then asking "Gee, we just want to know how you feel about it?" I'm glad that's not the way the world works.