Do you understand the difference between a lunar “base” and a lunar “colony” of 1000 residents?
Yes, I do. Newt was proposing the former by the end of his term, not the latter. The latter was what he hoped would happen eventually, with private funds.
Do you understand that Bush’s plan was empty, with no actual plan, no budget, no plan to make a plan or have a budget (IOW, identical to the Obama program)?
Bush’s plan (to the limited degree it existed, it was more of a goal) was fine, until Mike Griffin screwed it up.
Do you understand the further difference in the fiscal outlook between 2008 and 2012? We don’t have the money, honey. It’s really just that simple.
And yet Congress continues to spend billions a year on NASA. On Mitt’s trajectory, it’s certain that it will continue to be wasted.
