Wally Schirra was a (gasp!) Republican.

[El Supremo]

One more hero shot down.

(snip)

Schirra was active in Colorado Republican politics. In 1972, he was master of ceremonies for a downtown Denver rally for then-Vice President Spiro Agnew. In 1979, he was an honorary chairman for Ronald Reagan's presidential campaign in Colorado.

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5519457,00.html

[sellitman]

1. Too much ZERO gravity I guess?

:shrug:

[originalpckelly]

4. Damn, post #2 was meant as a reply to yours...

:rofl:

[originalpckelly]

2. How does trickle down economics work in zero-g?

:shrug:

[DavidDvorkin]

3. John Glenn was an exception

Astronauts of that era tended to be conservative Republicans. They were military men to begin with, as a rule. They were also pilots and test pilots and had humongous egos. The GOP is a more comfortable home for that type.

[StarryNite]

5. Ewwwww!

He just lost all my respect.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. He still has mine -- despite his politics, I totally respect

what he and the other astronauts did. Those guys had real guts.

It's not a black and white world. People whose politics I do not care for have done great things and I have no difficulty recognizing and respecting the value of their actions.

[DBoon]

10. You can respect their personal accomplishments

you don't have to respect their politics

[TwilightGardener]

6. 'S'Ok--a hero is a hero. Still like him.

[devilgrrl]

7. Oh well.

:shrug:

[Redstone]

9. So what?

Redstone