Re: How to be immune from budget cuts

On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 14:48:20 GMT, simberg.interglobal@xxxxxxxxx (Rand
Simberg) wrote:

>On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 02:28:08 GMT, in a place far, far away, "Ray"
><vze3gz45@xxxxxxxxxxx> made the phosphor on my monitor glow in such a
>way as to indicate that:
>
>>>>> Didn't you know? You're only allowed those two choices, according to
>>>>> folks like "Ray.".
>>>
>>>> That's right.
>>>
>>> You're right that it's your position. Your position, however, is
>>> nonsensical (as are most of your positions).
>>>
>>> For those who want to see a NASA acolyte, Ray is a dictionary example.
>>
>> NASA have put people on the moon, and they will be known thoughout
>>history for this great achievement. You space capitalists have not done
>>anything of comparable achievement yet. All you people care about is profit.
>>Any patriotic American would be proud of NASA's achievements in space, and
>>would also understand that NASA has made mistakes also. After all, they are
>>only human.
>
>See what I mean?

I think Ray has a good point, myself. One can gripe about NASA, as
about any government agency. Nobody ever said that government was
efficient. But I think one should also give them credit where it's
due. It's doubly amazing that they've managed to do what they have
while working for meddlesome politicians who change their minds every
five minutes, fund nutty can't work projects like the X-33 (one
engineer told me that if NASA was ever forced to do something like
that again he would quit his job), direct contracts to their uncle's
auto body shop in Nebraska, and otherwise make a mess of things.

--
Josh

"This is a devastating storm. This is a storm that's
going to require immediate action now." -George W. Bush,
four days after Hurricane Katrina
.

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