Election 2008 Update

Guiliani’s Gamble, Hartford Courant

“He told them a Giuliani presidency will return America to the dominance it has lost in space. “The U.S. will be the first nation that puts somebody on Mars,” he said. “We’re not a limited people. We’re not a people who think small,” he told them. “We’re here because we came from people who had grand visions.”

Republicans, Lost in Space, NY Times

“Campaigning in his make-or-break state of Florida last week, Mr. Giuliani released a statement promising to “make space a priority.” Apparently, America is facing a crisis far greater than health care or education reform: when the current fleet of space shuttles is retired in 2010, it’s going to take as much as five years–five years, people!–before we can send another guy into orbit.”