What kind of people are leading US Space Program? Are they Brain Dead?

What kind of people are leading US Space Program?? Are they Brain Dead?
Posted on January 15, 2012 by Bob
We have a capable, reliable vehicle in a museum on which we have spent 100 of billions. We depend on this capability to service systems in orbit (HST, ISS, unknown national security assets) on which we have invested 100 or more billions. Replacement vehicles are 10 years or more away and none of them have the capability of the shuttle such as payload, use of arm, EVA capability, runway landing. We are spending 60 million 6 times a year for Russian transport to the station on a vehicle which does not meet NASA’s manned rating requirements ( read ASAP minutes on this subject, read NASA analysis of Soyus & Hale blog).

Also, we are subject to the discretion of the Russians for their service.

Doesn’t it make just plain horse sense to use shuttle until we get a replacement of equivalent capability??

I say YES. This site is filled with articles supporting that conclusion.
Read NASA plan puts America at Risk.
Are our space leaders in Congress and NASA brain dead?
Are they out of their minds?