Re: Barack Obama Pits Space Explorers Against School Children

On Dec 2, 5:39 am, "Mark R. Whittington" <mwhitti...@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Whenever a
politician wants to do something "for the children", it's time to
watch out.

Slashing funding for space projects isn't similar to undermining gay
rights or banning pornography or whatever.

But, yes, it's true that children are - quite properly - valued
emotionally by everyone. So, if your point is that this is when
politicians don't want people to think too hard about what they're
advocating - yep, you're right, time to watch out.

John Savard
.

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