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Wow you guys sure do paint with a broad brush! Don't you think it would be more responsible to at the very least balance our national budget first? Or maybe even pay down the national credit card a little. just a little. and get that trade deficit under control, maybe stabilize the dollar?

The reason the rovers work so well is that they're cheap and we don't have to risk losing our astronauts to a measurement mixup.

If you REALLY think planning for manned bases on the Moon and a manned trip to Mars is fiscally sane right now, I'm glad you guys won't be the ones going. ???

Don't get me wrong, I don't want to see the public school systems funded OR controlled by the Fed. No more than I want Iraq to be controlled by the FED. :angry:

Believe me, I want to explore mars as much as anyone. I've gazed at it through my 8in Newt for years. We have two Rovers there now, orbiters all over, and problems here at home. Hubble is going offline soon, we'll have another STS up very soon. We hav eplenty to do. Let's get our house in order here first.

Did you notice that there's another wall goin up? The Berlin wall wasn't the last of the sad commentaries on humanity. And you guys want to send that to Mars? I think The Rovers are our best emissaries at the present time. Humans are just not ready yet.

Nope I'm not a Democrat. But I play one in the Dean Campaign.