Re: [OT] Columbia

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> > That said, I don't like the simplistic line of arguing you seem to
> propose - either space exploration or social programs.

I don't either, but a) that's the way I usually hear the question put:
"why do we spend All That Money Up There when it could Do So Much Good
Right Here"; and more importantly  b) I have a limited amount of
column-inches to work with.
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Hell, I'm a liberal; it don't take much to convince me we can do both.
;->=

Mind you, I'm not of the blank check variety, so evaluation is
important,
but that's more of how, not of what.

Has this OT thread run it's course yet?

The_Beast