"SVTKate" > wrote in
k.net:

>
> "Joe" > wrote
>: >> Why our government cannot understand that is beyond me.
>:
>: Dubya's the one who doesn't get it.
>
> Oh no, you did NOT just say that!
> This has been going on for AGES... no freaking way can you blame it
> on just one administration.

IIRC, Dubya inherited a surplus. Look what he did with it. Yes, one
administration.

>: I think it's more like we can learn the origins of where we came
>: from by studying other planets and the universe. This, in turn,
>: can help us develop better things in our time, i.e., cures for
>: diseases etc.
>:
>: > Plus if the government didn't spend it on space programs they
>: > would probably spend on something even more useless.
>:
>: They're already doing that. Look at the money (and lives) being
>: spent in Iraq.
>
> Ahhh... I get it now...
>
> *disgusted look*

Yeah, I get it now too. These Bush brothers need to leave. One's
screwing us at the federal level and the other's screwing us at the
state level. I've got a disgusted look too.