Bush space policy as political gambit?

By Jeff Foust on 2004 February 4 at 11:54 pm ET

In his column in the Capitol Hill newspaper The Hill on Wednesday, Josh Marshall argues that the new Bush space policy is just one example of several new proposals that are designed “for short-term political gain, regardless of the consequences”, ranking alongside a new immigration policy and the prescription drug plan. An excerpt:

The clearest […]

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Conservative opposition to Bush space plan

By Jeff Foust on 2004 January 22 at 5:45 pm ET

Both Reuters and the San Francisco Chronicle report that one possibility why President Bush left his new space initiative out of the State of the Union address Tuesday is because of conservative opposition to expensive projects. “Critics said the mere mention of the program would have drawn groans from some members of both parties,” write […]

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No space for space in SOTU

By Jeff Foust on 2004 January 21 at 10:15 am ET

President Bush elected not to mention his new space initiative in last night’s State of the Union address. It shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise, given that he dedicated a whole speech to the topic less than a week earlier. Nonetheless, it seems like the Democrats were expecting some mention of the plan […]

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Poll shows weak support for new initiative

By Jeff Foust on 2004 January 17 at 8:35 pm ET

A new poll conducted for CBS News and the New York Times suggests that a large fraction of the American public shows little interest, if not is outright opposed, to the new Bush space initiative. A few items from the poll results (go to pages 33 and 34 for the space-related questions):

40 percent think […]

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Watching the President’s speech

By Jeff Foust on 2004 January 14 at 10:42 am ET

For those of you (like me) who will be stuck in the office this afternoon when the President speaks, note that the speech will be broadcast on NASA TV (which can be viewed on the web) as well as C-SPAN (also webcast). It’s possible one or more of the cable news networks will also pick […]

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White House keeps mum on new space policy

By Jeff Foust on 2004 January 8 at 3:39 pm ET

The White House is offering no updates on the status of its space policy overhaul. In a press briefing Tuesday, Press Secretary Scott McClellan said, “The President is strongly committed to the exploration of space.” However, when asked how the review was going, McClellan would only say “The review has been moving forward, and I […]

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