Comments on: America’s Priorities have changed http://www.spacepolitics.com/2004/07/10/americas-priorities-have-changed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=americas-priorities-have-changed Because sometimes the most important orbit is the Beltway... Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:35:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 By: Dwayne A. Day http://www.spacepolitics.com/2004/07/10/americas-priorities-have-changed/#comment-853 Sun, 11 Jul 2004 15:15:55 +0000 http://www.districtofbaseball.com/spacepolitics/?p=236#comment-853 That’s an interesting point, although it’s not clear that Kerry has “changed” his position on it. He’s merely been quiet on this.

But the alternative interpretation is that Bush’s total lack of attention to the issue is a powerful signal that he has no intention of supporting it. This could be interpreted by Republicans in Congress that they do not need to support it because there is no political penalty for not supporting it. It’s like the guy running into battle who suddenly looks over his shoulder and sees that all his buddies are in retreat–do you really want to be stuck out front on your own?

]]> By: John Malkin http://www.spacepolitics.com/2004/07/10/americas-priorities-have-changed/#comment-852 Sun, 11 Jul 2004 05:43:47 +0000 http://www.districtofbaseball.com/spacepolitics/?p=236#comment-852 I’m glad Bush has been quiet on Space Exploration either intentionally or because he has other problems and the campaign to worry about. This has allowed Kerry and other organizations like AFL-CIO to change their positions.

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