The U.S. Government is Weird

[aesmael]

    Now it seems they are planning to increase NASA's budget but cut planetary exploration, particularly the Martian program even though the rovers seem to be doing fine.

Comments

[lost-angelwings.livejournal.com]

Bush discovered it wasn't feasible to have prison colonies on Mars to circumvent Geneva xD

[aesmael.livejournal.com]

Besides, there are terrorist hiding on Mars. Space terrorists. And those are the worst kind.

[despotic-dreams.livejournal.com]

Darn right they are! Ever seen War of the Worlds, or Mars Attacks? They're obviously harboring terrorists and seeking wmd's. We need to preempt them, lest we end up with a mine shaft gap.

~S

[dclarion.livejournal.com]

Dammit! And the stuff coming out of the JPL has been NASA's high point for the last ten years.