This isn’t true. The VSE was developed in the White House, by White House staff. There was no input from industry (or Congress), and NASA (primarily O’Keefe) only got involved late in the game. The VSE is a Bush administration creation, for better or worse.

I guess you are right, but in my view, shifting responsibility away from VSE only discredits Bush.

I’m not seeing the link between the Iraq war and VSE, sorry. Im trying to stay on topic on a space policy forum. And no, I’m not a Bush supporter. Exact opposite, actually.

I like VSE, so if I gave Bush credit, it would be a compliment in my view.

Of course you do, and you like $4.00 per gallon gasoline, a failing economy and a10 trillion dollar national debt and a certain Mideast conflict as well. And you are perfectly willing to shift blame for those away fron you as well.

The Bush administration accepted VSE, but didn’t create it.

Delusional thinking at its greatest. Enjoy your economic meltdown.

The rest of us ‘adolts’ will just have to clean up your mess.

The point i’m trying to make is Bush didn’t sit at his desk one day and say: “hey, lets go to the moon and mars” . After the Columbia investigation report came out, VSE was drawn up by NASA officials and Industry leaders in response to the findings in the report suggesting that NASA be given a mission. The Bush administration accepted VSE, but didn’t create it.

And I don’t see how giving credit where credit is due is not being a responsible “adolt”

Oh, this is rich. What is George W. Bush’s position in the US government?

What exactly is your misunderstand of the role of chief executive? What exactly don’t you understand about taking responsibility (i.e. the execution of) over that which you authorize? Oh, I get it, you voted for Bush, twice.

You knew, the sooner you people start acting like adolts, the better off America will be.The buck starts in your wallet and ends up on his desk.

Announcing it is not the same as developing it. I bet you think presidents write their own speeches too.

Actually, no, it didn’t, I came from George W. Bush.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/01/20040114-3.html

I guess you must of missed that. What’s your excuse?

VSE didn’t come from George W, it came as a result of the Columbia accident investigation board which recommended that NASA be given a mission rather than continuing the “plan” of endless half-completed canceled projects.

Where was he when this train wreck started three short years ago? Supporting George W. and his decision to drop all our plans and re-enact Project Apollo. Before VSE there was a reasonable transition plan from the Shuttle to a subsequent system that would not have resulted in a gap, and would have allowed KSC personnel with years of critical experience to be retained and transition gradually to the new program.

This is pure political posturing. Feeney claims to be fighting for his constituents when he actually supports a policy that will cost them their jobs.