What Our Nation Has Come Too Because Of The Lack Of Leadership in DC

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  1. KIRK1ADM

    KIRK1ADM Bored Being

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    The final shuttle mission is approaching. We have an international space station which houses U.S. Astronauts in space. Yet, once the Atlantis completes the final mission of the space shuttle program (STS-135), the astronauts who are at the station will be completely reliant on foreign governments.

    Why is our nation so apathetic that it is willing to allow its own citizens to be literally left out in the cold like this? What a pathetic set of circumstances we as a nation have allowed the Congress and the White House to commit.

    This has to be one of the worst lack of a plan for the future in recent history.
  2. garamet

    garamet "The whole world is watching."

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    Re: What Our Nation Has Come to Because of the Lack of Leadership in DC

    Poor spelling and grammar skills?
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  3. Forbin

    Forbin Do you feel fluffy, punk?

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    While I completely agree with your sentiment on the space program, there's something about the this sentence that would make Dr. Who and H.G. Welles cry, and give Brannon Braga a stiffy.
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  4. KIRK1ADM

    KIRK1ADM Bored Being

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    Nah, Brannon Braga only gets stiffy's from big loud bangs and explosions. :lol:
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  5. Diacanu

    Diacanu Comicmike. Writer

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  6. The Exception

    The Exception The One Who Will Be Administrator Super Moderator

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    Yeah, people are losing their houses, 1/6th of people are on food stamps, 1/10th of people are unemployed, astronauts have to use foreign spacecraft to get back from space, times are tough.
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  7. Captain J

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    NASA should be eliminated and replacement agency set up whose primary job is coordinate and work with private industry through cooperation, grants etc to foster development of the future of US space travel. This should have happened in the mid 70's likely, certainly by 1990.
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  8. KIRK1ADM

    KIRK1ADM Bored Being

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    I think you are correct. Unfortunately, due to a complete and utter lack of leadership in DC, this isn't happening, nor will it happen anytime soon.
  9. Captain J

    Captain J 16" Gunner

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    Is that what you have on tap for the weekend. It's certainly cutting edge. :soholy:
  10. Diacanu

    Diacanu Comicmike. Writer

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    Just making polite suggestions.
    :)