Face it , our leadership is over--got to get that bunch of ___out of DC, look at keystone, EPA.

Face it, our leadership is over, Better get this bunch of ___ out of DC, look at keystone, drilling.
Posted on January 19, 2012 by Bob
 Ed note–add to title–AND Get the Shuttle flying again. Move all that hardware back to KSC. Make a change in 2012 –these people are destroying the USA, look at the EPA, all their rules, we are going to hell in a hand basket.

Americans, we need to get people involved, we can change this.
Eric, you should have worked harder supporting shuttle, it is not too late.

Eric Bergin – Houston Chronicle’s SciGuy
 
It’s now been nearly four decades since Americans flew beyond low-Earth orbit. It’s never happened in my lifetime. The question is when we’ll do so again. I’m beginning to think it may never happen during my lifetime.
 
Anyhow, while working on a story about this topic, and the varying opinions of NASA’s present approach, I came across the following fact:
 
Since 1969, 24 blue-ribbon panels have (re)assessed HSF strategy, and exploration concepts and technologies and national priorities have continued to evolve. Think about that for a moment.
 
What does this tell us about NASA and human spaceflight? It tells me that absent a strong mandate, clear goal and adequate funds, flying beyond Earth’s orbit just isn’t possible.
 
And all the hand-wringing and studying and powerpoints in the world — not to mention two dozen well-meaning blue-ribbon panels — probably aren’t going to change that.
 
Which doesn’t exactly give me hope about the prospects for NASA’s proposed space launch system and Orion capsule, which lacks a clear mission and was developed under a flat-line budget.