tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post788070707370941385..comments2023-10-24T09:06:30.200-04:00Comments on No More Mister Nice Blog: Steve M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-90094126940897618052011-12-11T18:34:16.297-05:002011-12-11T18:34:16.297-05:00Newt's science may or may not be all that, Bro...Newt's science may or may not be all that, Bro. Reidhead, but there'll be a Congress which will need convincing before we invest some more borrowed billions into this vast scheme. One question which might get asked is: within what time frame can the promised 8-to-1 return on the $$ be anticipated, if in fact it can be anticipated so confidently? Another question which might come up from some of us flatfoot non-visionary types is: how soon might this hypothetical venture generate how many jobs for today's & tomorrow's unemployed/underemployed Americans, many perhaps not quite up to the skill levels needed for lunar mining & manufacturing, but arguably deserving of some meaningful work in the short run? And a third question: cui bono? In other words, doesn't such a scheme hold great promise for being the great-granddaddy of all "public/private partnerships", with losses to be socialized and profits to be corporatized?<br /><br />But maybe I'm just hopelessly myopic. Or maybe Newt wears a propellor beanie in private.BHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12991272246814476124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-41875046256737208982011-12-11T14:35:51.652-05:002011-12-11T14:35:51.652-05:00Having Newt lobby for space exploration is like ha...Having Newt lobby for space exploration is like having Charlie Callas as the public fact of a safe sex campaign.Dark Avengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220642215040873632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-24806750412819172002011-12-11T12:36:46.202-05:002011-12-11T12:36:46.202-05:00Newt's science is excellent. Evidently his cr...Newt's science is excellent. Evidently his critics are not up on the latest technology. Establishing a mining colony on the moon, and mirrors for solar power will cost less than deporting all the illegals in this country. The impact it will have on the economy would be anywhere from a return on gov't. investment of a minimum of $8.00 back into the economy for each single dollar spent. Too bad his critics don't bother reading their science and technology. He has a vision for the future. He has had one since 1981 when he co-founded the now defunct Congressional Space Caucus. <br /><br />I have a post about it on The Pink Flamingo today. If people don't know what they are talking about, they should not criticize a person until they read up on the technology. It is not science fiction. If we were a nation of visionaries instead of libertarians we could face the future without fear. Instead, India and China are going to go ahead with this technology and make us come crawling to them the way we do OPEC for oil. <br /><br />SJR<br />The Pink Flamingo<br />http://www.thepinkflamingoblog.com/2011/12/11/why-i-want-newt/SJ Reidheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009929983462161529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-32380184926521289982011-12-11T11:44:48.455-05:002011-12-11T11:44:48.455-05:00Mitt, as usual, let Newt get the better of him whe...Mitt, as usual, let Newt get the better of him when "The Wizard of Ooze" told him that the only thing that prevented him from being a career politician was losing to Ted Kennedy.<br />Mitt should have looked at him and said, "Like your career as a politician was stopped when you were fined and left the House in disgrace?"<br />But Mitt has all of the wit of a brick, and has the finishing kick of a wiseguy in cement overshoes sinking into the Hudson River.<br /><br />Newt will blow up Newt himself, thank you all very much! <br /> <br />You can see him getting into a full pompous bluster now that he's the leader of the pack - and he's got the ego and the id of a 3 year-old, only without the maturity.<br /><br />He'll open up his fat mouth a second too fast, and a bit too wide, one of these days, and basically pop his own gas-filled balloon.<br />I'll wait. <br />That moment will be on TV until the end of time. I just hope it's when he's already their nominee. They're hoping it's before so that they can regroup before running against Obama. <br />So, while none of us knows when that magical moment will be - we're all sure it's a-comin!c u n d gulaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00875369227763250574noreply@blogger.com