Joe Lieberman discussed in a bit greater detail his opinion of the President’s rumored new human space initiative during an interview with Wolf Blitzer on CNN’s Late Edition show Sunday afternoon. Asked by Blitzer if such a program was a wise expenditure, Lieberman responded:
You know, I have very mixed feelings about it, but I’ll make clear where I end up. Remember, I was attracted into politics by President Kennedy, so the moonshot program thrilled me, and I’ve always supported the space program. But if you ask me whether the best use of $1 trillion of American taxpayer money in the coming years is to land a mission on Mars or the moon, I’d say no. We need it right here on Earth to give health care that’s affordable to everybody, to improve our education system, and do better on veterans’ benefits and homeland security.
Lieberman went on to discuss a plan for “an American center for cures” to research cures to major diseases. “[F]rankly,” he concluded, “I think that’s more important to the American people than that kind of space voyage at this point in our history.”
$1 trillion? Where does that figure come from? Do these politicians simply make up numbers as they go along?
In any event, let’s discuss how expensive and totally destructive continuing social security and medicare will be to this country if both defunct programs continue as they have since President Johnson. Those numbers will make going to the Moon look like a neighborhood trip to the corner store.
$1 trillion? Where does that figure come from? Do these politicians simply make up numbers as they go along?
In any event, let’s discuss how expensive and totally destructive continuing social security and medicare will be to this country if both defunct programs continue as they have since President Johnson. Those numbers will make going to the Moon look like a neighborhood trip to the corner store.