Obama's NASA - RIP

American character has been marked by a working for a better life for the future, a better life for our children. In all of America’s trials and tribulations over the years, we have been fortunate enough to elect leaders who inspire us, who give us a vision of what America could be. Until now….

Barack Obama was elected with vague notions of hope and change. The question still is hope and change for what? It soon became clear after his election that his vision was redistribution of wealth, and punishment to those evil capitalists who prey on unfortunates in our society. He gave us no hope or change. He gave us fear of retribution and an oppressive government out to do things that our foreign to our culture. Such are the extremes of the social justice crowd.

It is with this background that we address what Obama has done, or hasn’t done, with NASA. How embarrassing for the United States of America that beginning next year will have to hitch a ride with the Russians to get the space station most of which was built and paid for by us. For the first time since the Kennedy administration, we have no manned space program. None is on the books. What does Obama do? He promotes knowledge of the contribution of Islamic states to science. 

Unfortunately for Barack, NASA will be shutting down what it is best known for in the middle of the 2012 presidential election. How could America, who put the first man on the moon, end its manned space program?  On its face, it defines what is wrong with Obama's America.  It makes the issues crystal clear, and may become the political poster child for 2012.

And if you think it was a waste of money, as Obama to a great degree, and George Bush to a lesser degree, look at how we live. Everything in our modern life from Tang to your 3D television to the memory foam in your springs to your cellular phone…all are due to research done by NASA to promote manned space travel. It would not be a stretch to say that most of our economy right now is rooted in scientific advances achieved by NASA.

And what is Barack doing? Is there a vision for the future? Does he move to inspire new excellence in space exploration? Is he giving us pep talks to go out and show how great America is? No. There is nothing. It is beyond the scope of ideological framework.

Republicans are struggling to find a candidate as we enter the presidential election season. The person who can win the Republican nomination, and the presidency of the United States, will be the person who can point to NASA and say this is the result of Obama, and America will never let this happen again. The Republican candidate must inspire us to restore confidence in ourselves and country.

It’s time for America and its leaders to throw off the bonds of an oppressive government built on punishing the successful instead of celebrating them. It’s time for a restatement of American greatness. It’s time to get America back in the space race…and tell the Russians nevermind, we will drive there ourselves.