The AP reports Saturday that Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, chairman of the space subcommittee of the House Science Committee, has some competition in next month’s Republican primary in California: former Congressman Bob Dornan, better known as “B-1 Bob”. The article indicates that the two have feuded over the years, primarily on foreign policy issues, notably the Middle East and Israel. Rohrabacher has the support of key Republicans in the state, including Gov. Schwarzenegger, and experts interviewed in the article believe Rohrabacher should easily win the primary.
The article does briefly touch on space policy and NASA, noting that Rohrabacher wants to restructure NASA to support the Bush space initiative in part by cutting funds for “anything designed to prove global warming.” Rohrabacher has also been busy on other things, too: last month he sold a screenplay about “a liberal doctoral student and an Iraq war veteran who take a road trip to Baja California.” He’s also about to become a father: his wife is scheduled to give birth in March—to triplets. Good thing you got that screenplay taken care of last month, Dana.
