Re: Bush cancels Hubble telescope rescue mission

From: Henry Spencer (henry_at_spsystems.net)
Date: 01/29/05 

Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 20:57:30 GMT

In article <cteb82$780$1@conifold.math.ucdavis.edu>,
Greg Kuperberg <greg@see-web-page.edu> wrote:
>>The Bush administration is not a monolithic entity.
>
>No, but Bush's cadre of top appointments is about as close as you
>can get.

So? That doesn't mean they can't be pursuing opposing interests.
Indeed, to some extent it is their job to do so.

>>NASA has a long history of conflict with OMB
>
>Funny you should mention it: O'Keefe was appointed to NASA *from* OMB.

At which point, he left OMB, his responsibilities changed, and he was no
longer charged with carrying out OMB's mandate.

The Administrator of NASA doesn't find himself at loggerheads with OMB
because he doesn't understand them or their job -- James Webb, famous for
his clashes with the budget people, had been *head* of the Bureau Of The
Budget in an earlier administration. It happens because he has a different
job and different priorities than they do. 

-- 
"Think outside the box -- the box isn't our friend."    |   Henry Spencer
                                -- George Herbert       | henry@spsystems.net

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