Comments on: That’s an expensive overhead projector

By: Britton858

Britton858 — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:33:58 +0000

The Adler Planetarium is a beautiful, historic place to learn about science and get kids involved and interested in technology. I visited last time I was in Chicago and it was my favorite attraction. As a child I loved going to planetariums and now I am an engineer at Johnson Space Center. Funding should be spent on teaching and planetariums interest children.

By: Vladislaw

Vladislaw — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:40:48 +0000

Obama said he would cut HALF of the 18 billion dollars in federal earmarks. Let’s kill two birds with one stone ( dont you just love cliches?)

Phase I

24 american companies get 250 million

Phase II

12 companies get 500 million

Phase III

6 companies get 1 billion

To build a LEO manned system to the ISS and other LEO stations.

for one year of earmarks america gets a few companies doing manned launches and NASA astronauts can just buy a ticket.

The word Handicapped comes from the the old english word “handy capper” a begger who was handy with the cap asking for a handout. I wonder if it was a republican who came up with the politically correct term “handicapped”

When the shuttle stops flying America becomes “handicapped”
a sad statement of the times we live in.

By: Vladislaw

Vladislaw — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:38:36 +0000

Obama said he would cut HALF of the 18 billion dollars in federal earmarks. Let’s kill two birds with one stone ( dont you just love cliches?)

Phase I

24 american companies get 250 million

Phase II

12 companies get 500 million

Phase III

6 companies get 1 billion

To build a LEO manned system to the ISS and other LEO stations.

for one year of earmarks america gets a few companies doing manned launches and NASA astronauts can just buy a ticket.

The word Handicapped comes from the the old english word “handy capper” a begger who was handy with the cap asking for a handout.

When the shuttle stops flying

By: Mark Daymont

Mark Daymont — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:23:38 +0000

If we need federal tax dollars to help planetariums, then make it for a national program for many planetariums instead of just one. I’d be for that.

Or better yet, why not use some of that 18 billion in earmarks mentioned by Vladislaw to increase the budget for NASA? They could sure use that right now.

By: 42Orders

42Orders — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:04:08 +0000

the … argument that somehow the 11 trillion dollar national debt is the fault of earmarks.

They can’t help it. They’re profoundly delusional.

They do not comprehend the importance of science to rational governance.

By: Vladislaw

Vladislaw — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:54:09 +0000

Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes said: â€œI like paying taxes. With them I buy civilization.â€

I feel the same way. Does a tax and the subsequent spending; local, state, federal, accomplish that? That is my benchmark and funding a planetarium that will educate MILLIONS over its 20-30 year lifetime, in my opinion, passes the bar.

On earmarks, that was, is, and always will be, nothing more then a red herring. 18 billion dollars of earmarks on a 500 billion dollar deficit is a non arguement.

In 100 years at 18 billion a year would not even match how much regan added to the national debt in just 8 years and it would take 300 years of 18 billion per year earmarks at that rate to reach the 5 trillion another republican managed to add to the national debt in just 8 years.

So get off the red herring arguement that somehow the 11 trillion dollar national debt is the fault of earmarks.

By: 42Orders

42Orders — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:26:33 +0000

Just ignore him.

Denial is a river in Iraq.

By: Chance

Chance — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:42:31 +0000

Its probably Elifritz trolling again. Just ignore him.

By: 42Orders

42Orders — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:32:33 +0000

Who are you to assume anything about me or any other commenter?

An outraged American. The fact that you even made that comment reveals delusions so deep, so perverse, and so pervasive, that they can’t be cured.

By: Mark Daymont

Mark Daymont — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:00:48 +0000

42Orders,
Who are you to assume anything about me or any other commenter? The subject matter was only about earmark spending for the Adler projector. If I or someone else states a personal opinion about federal tax money being used for that project, it’s just our opinion. Where were the comments about “wars, war profiteers, banks and wealthy bank executives”? Apparently only in your mind.

Spewing venom does you no credit.