Bush is promising us the Moon!

[Cascadian]

I cannot get over the tripe our Resident is talking about the space program and going to the moon and mars. Did he find out there is oil there or something?

Why doesn't he address the fact nobody has jobs anymore? What an election ploy if I ever saw one. He wants everybody to feel good. It ain't working George! Save it!

John

[burrowowl]

1. You mean GWBu$h

is mooning us!?
I'm shocked.
Actually, he wants the U$A to militarize space, the fucktard!

[terrisel]

2. He hasn't funded it....Bush is still All Hat and No Cattle. n/t

[WindRavenX]

3. Someone take away his comic books please

The boy is going to get us all killed at this rate!! :argh:
Now, I'm all for Mars and everything, but I find it very hard to believe that the man, who has essentially shunned all things scientific for his entire life, suddenly developes a hunger to explore space.
I say he's been reading/watching too much Star Wars.

[PennyLane]

8. You're right......sort of!

Not THAT Star Wars......but the PNAC type of Star Wars weapons system.
They will set up a station that will be capable of bouncing signals from earth, and increase the spy vs spy abilities of the super power. He isn't interested in science, and there is no oil there, it's the only reason that makes any sense. As the world laughs at the clown in the White House, he's laughing too. By the time he gets this thing into effect, the world won't know what hit it. And just
remember, you read at DU first. Oh, and just in case Ashcroft has
me annihilated for figuring this out, it's been nice chatting with you!

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

4. It's all about California

Bush* didn't get its electoral votes in 2000, so Rove figures if they wave this carrot there will be a huge surge of California space workers who will turn out and vote for the Boy King. Throw in the Hispanic vote because of the amnesty program, and there's a good chance he'll get his wish.

Plus it'll be a huge payback for his corporate investors, as well as a way to develop a space-based offensive military system under the guise of setting up a moonbase.

They've done this before. Bush* will propose an outrageous idea (cut down all the trees to prevent forest fires) and get an overwhelming negative reaction. He'll then wait a few months until the concept seeps into the collective consciousness and do what he wanted to in the first place with virtually no opposition.

[radfringe]

5. more like

he's promising to MOON (|) us :evilgrin:

[izzie]

6. Finally Bush has found a soul mate in another big cheese ball.

The moon is made of cheese right?

[aeon flux]

7. Bush is mostly mooning HIMSELF

pretty damn hard to justify an incredibly expensive space mission that has little tangible benefits to the American people, in the middle of national budget crises.

The chimp just handed the Dem candidates something else to bash him over the head with mercilessly.