(Still) Waiting For Bridenstine
Keith’s note: On Wednesday 7 June VP Pence will be at JSC for the astronaut announcement thing. The next day there is a markup of the American Space Commerce Free Enterprise Act of 2017 in Washington, DC and Rep. Jim Bridenstine will be in attendance. Given all of the visibility one would think that the JSC event might be a good place to announce that Bridenstine is the Administration’s choice for NASA Administrator. Then again this announcement might be better done as a stand-alone event back in Washington, DC. Bridenstine is term-limited and has now spent 25% of his last term in the House waiting to see if he is going to be nominated to run NASA – or not. Bridenstine has told people that he wants to stay in DC once his term is over. Of course, the best place from which to pick a post-Congress landing site is from your seat in Congress. How long will Bridenstine be willing to wait for the NASA job? Stay tuned.
Kieth I dont understand the phrase term limited? there are no term limits in the federal constitution
That had me scratching my head too. Not only that, the Supreme Court has ruled that the states may not apply term limits either.
Bridenstine imposed his own term limits upon himself.
Sounds like Marco Rubio – being a Senator was not good enough for Rubio until that was his best option.
Mixed feelings. No matter your current job who wouldn’t jump at the chance to be in the Oval?
As it turns out being President is pretty hard work.
Ahhh ok got it!
Bridenstine might be OK. He seems to be very much in synch with Trump on subjects like the environment, climate change and the mid-east. Maybe he’ll have Trump’s ear. Trump does seem to listen to his supporters and advisers. NASA desperately needs someone in touch with politics and strategy.