Up and Away, Junior Bushman

Okay, so here I am, a big space exploration buff. Haven't seen or heard the President's proposal yet, but I tell you, I'm more skeptical than a balloon animal artist doing a birthday party for a family of hedgehogs.

Put aside the question of where the money will come from. Put aside the fact that this is coming from a President who cannot seem to keep his budget from leaking like an iceberg-struck passenger liner. Put aside the fact that we're told that at the announcement, said President will not talk about where the money will come from, and that refusal to talk about a thing usually means that you dont' have anything to say that I'm gonna like...

The timing is all wrong. Not in the "It isn't time to go into space, we aren't ready" way, but in the "It is an election year" way. Not a darned peep did I hear bout space exploration from this guy in the last election. And now, when he has bigger economic, domestic and foreign policy fish to fry, he suddenly gets all dedicated to space?

Yeah. The phrases, "deathbed conversion" and "grasping at straws" come to mind. Wanna get a few space groupie votes in November, hm Mr. Bush?