I stated a couple years ago about how I thought Dr. Griffin had, for whatever reasons, changed a fundamental philosophy he had when it came to heavy lift, i.e. he had switched from liquid to SRB’s.

He also stated in that memo that was “leaked” that the current administration had a jihad going to end the shuttle program. A March 2005 Space Review article about Griffin’s nomination to become the new head of NASA he is quoted as saying: “we should move to replace this system with all deliberate speed.”

http://www.thespacereview.com/article/339/1

So I find the jihad statement kind of disingenious. He was also quite skeptical of the costs that congress said a return to the moon would cost, but under his management it looks like he is making all those naysayers words come true.

Ares will die, and if that’s going to happen, I’d rather it be sooner rather than later so that we can change gears and get on with it. Dr Griffin does not appear to be willing to change gears, so I’d like to see a new Administrator who will take stock of everything and then take us down a different path to the VSE. I have no idea who that person may be, but it needs to be someone who will “administer” and leave the “engineering” to the engineers.

Years ago, assuming that he was ever sane. He’s been in most people’s killfiles on Usenet for many years.

You hate America and Americans for their freedoms. We will track you down on your pathetic blogs, and root you out of your cubicles, and blob you.

Mercilessly. In a Web 2.0 World. Your ‘pathetic’ era is over.