Normally, I would agree. But a pattern of doing bad things, especially using people's hopes and fears to get something you want, erodes the level of trust to a point where all things must be carefully scrutinized. I, for one, would love to see us go back to the moon or Mars, but unless other things get fixed first (the budget deficit, the trade deficit, medicare, Iraq/North Korea/Iran, etc.) it just seems like another distraction. Kinda like Michael Jackson (I know, Bush had nothing to do with that!) or Terri Schiavo.
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Normally, I would agree. But a pattern of doing bad things, especially using people's hopes and fears to get something you want, erodes the level of trust to a point where all things must be carefully scrutinized. I, for one, would love to see us go back to the moon or Mars, but unless other things get fixed first (the budget deficit, the trade deficit, medicare, Iraq/North Korea/Iran, etc.) it just seems like another distraction. Kinda like Michael Jackson (I know, Bush had nothing to do with that!) or Terri Schiavo.