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Lost in space: Obama's Nasa Program
by Jeff Crouere - posted E-mail Story E-mail Story | Print Story Print Story 
The idiocy of the Obama administration continues to amaze us, even after eighteen months of leftist policies. After becoming President, Obama sent federal spending into the stratosphere, increasing the burden on future generations of Americans. However, one of the
few agencies that he has grounded is involved in one of our most vital national missions, space exploration.

Sadly, the President has reduced spending for NASA, while boosting spending for almost everything else in the federal government. The result is that facilities like Michoud in New Orleans East are in danger of closing, resulting in the loss of thousands of high paying jobs. Instead of reaching for the stars, the President wants NASA to become more focused on earthbound challenges like the politically charged issue of global warming. This is a ludicrous departure for the once proud agency, which is now led by staunch Obama supporter Charles Bolden.

In a recent speech delivered in Egypt to mark the one year anniversary of Obama's Cairo address, Bolden said that NASA is not just interested in space exploration, but is also "an
Earth improvement agency." With this mission, there is no need for astronauts, only geologists.

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