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1. #101
   On January 27th, 2012 at 6:27 pm, Hiraghm said:

   Sorry, Ms Malkin for spamming your comment section. We seem to have touched on a subject for which I obviously have a great deal of passion.

   We’re just going to have to agree to disagree on this subject.

2. #102
   On January 27th, 2012 at 6:28 pm, Straight_Talk_Luigi said:

   Michelle, you and Anne Coulter have much more in common than you think. When Romney loses the election because he cannot win, look in the mirror to see who helped. I will not vote for Romney.

   Come on, Zelsdorf. Ann Coulter is a shock comedian who is good at playing on emotions to sell books.

   I understand if you don’t want to vote for Romney, and frankly, you won’t find much support for him on here. I want Santorum to win.

   But the reality is that any one of the four could beat Obama.

   Romney would be very tough to beat because of his swagger in the blue northeast. You put him on the ticket and he’ll force the dems to spend a lot more in their safe zones. They are already blindly pouring cash to get rid of Walker, who I think stands a good chance of beating the recall, and now they have to defend Gabby Giffords seat. Every dollar spend on these is one less for Obama. Romney will definately pull Michigan and New Hampshire for sure, both of which the dems badly need to win. He could even get Massachutes and Maine.

   On the other hand, Santorum would make the debate about Obama’s record which the dems will do everything to hide. Santourm is the only one of the four who has beaten a democrat incumbent would bring his own share of swing states into the fold.

   Just know that no matter gets it, it’s ours to lose, not Obama’s.

3. #103
   On January 27th, 2012 at 6:31 pm, Straight_Talk_Luigi said:

   I better not hear a peep about Acorn from any Republican hypocrite again.

   Give me a break! If minorities and illegals start voting GOP, the democrats will put snipers on the border and every blue state would have photo id laws passed overnight…which is required to vote in union elections, I might add.

4. #104
   On January 27th, 2012 at 6:32 pm, Hiraghm said:

   On January 27th, 2012 at 3:52 am, AlohaGuy said:

   LEASE, will somebody get some investors together and create a homepage portal/search engine similar to Yahoo but without the ridiculous left-wing bias?

   That reminds me – Google has a new (anti)Privacy Policy going into effect in March. I haven’t read it all yet, but guessing it gives them the right to “Palin” you in terms of information gathering, then share it all with anyone willing to pay…

   And you thought Facebook was bad.

   I use Scroogle.

5. #105
   On January 27th, 2012 at 6:36 pm, Hiraghm said:

   Who the heck uses a “Home Page” anymore?

   I do – My Home Page

   You can also have a home page be an HTML file sitting on your computer.

6. #106
   On January 27th, 2012 at 6:49 pm, T-Bone said:

   Who are we holding out for in this brokered convention ?

   Jesus. Our candidate must be perfect and there is only one person who can be that. We can create a pdf birth certificate.

7. #107
   On January 27th, 2012 at 7:05 pm, CyberCipher said:

   A brokered convention cannot save you now Obi-wan Firecracker!
   – Darth Obama

   My collie says:

   Use The Force Michelle.

8. #108
   On January 27th, 2012 at 7:57 pm, Hiraghm said:

   On January 27th, 2012 at 6:49 pm, T-Bone said:

   Who are we holding out for in this brokered convention ?

   Jesus. Our candidate must be perfect and there is only one person who can be that. We can create a pdf birth certificate.

   I’m tired of this “perfect” crap. Look, Wal-mart wants to hire someone. They have half a dozen candidates; One was fired from a fry-cook position, one worked construction, one never had a job, one has had 37 jobs in as many months (none of them in retail), one washed cars, one was a professional stripper…

   Gee, none of these are perfect. Is Wal-mart being perfectionist because they want someone who actually has some retail sales experience? No, they’ve just received crappy applicants. They’ll put another ad in the paper and look for somebody who fits their needs.

   That’s what we’re facing here. It’s not that we’re perfectionists. It’s that we’re looking for candidates with certain qualifications (namely, an actual track record of being conservative). None of the current candidates qualify, period. Not because they’re not perfect, but because, they aren’t what we are looking for. We could run Hillary against Obama, if we’re not going to try getting candidates who fit our needs.

9. #109
   On January 28th, 2012 at 9:57 am, AmericanGirl30 said:

   Hiraghm #108–agree completely.

   Our choices are appalling. We need more applicants. However, it looks like it’s too late.

10. #110
    On January 28th, 2012 at 10:27 am, Misscheryl said:

    Use The Force Michelle.

    If you’re hiding anything Michelle, now would be a good time to bring it out.

11. #111
    On January 28th, 2012 at 10:28 am, Misscheryl said:

    6:31 pm, Straight_Talk_Luigi

    #103

    You KNOW that’s right! We need to clean house in a very bad way.

12. #112
    On January 28th, 2012 at 11:52 am, rocketman said:

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    HI HIRAGHM–#98, 99, 100. Good points. I was in high school when Sputnik flew. The TV news showed a number of hurry up U.S. launches failing with the rockets falling back into the pad and exploding. Real fear was in the air. Finally we put up a mylar balloon–Echostar?–so we could bounce a few radio signal off it. As other Russian satellites flew overhead and caused thousands of radio controlled garage doors to open and shut at random!
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    We did learn a lot about remote control, telemetry, rocket motors, computers, etc. over the years. Later in the mid 1960′s as an Army draftee engineer I saw a number of DARPA proof of concept and initial prototype tests at White Sands Missile Range. We used some of the recovered telemetry system parts from the R&D flights to build high quality “on the cheap” instrumentation for Hawk Missile System radars and launchers. Really impressive solid state designs when most system used vacuum tubes. We had no money to buy commercial equipment–with was far inferior anyway.
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    However, economics is the “dismal science” and is a harsh taskmaster. When we get control of our current economic disaster maybe some of the space program can return. And as you correctly point out–the early programs were very technologically advanced. They were high risk with lots of failures. And the nascent NASA was a much smaller and cutting edge operation then.
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    Later it became a giant politically correct risk adverse overstaffed bureaucracy that seemed unable or unwilling to fix problems or improve designs. And very real safety concerns were “poo–pooed” as the Challenger and Colombia shuttles blew up. The last shuttles were flying with decades old obsolete microprocessors. The sensor / instrumentation problems on fuel tank liquid levels bedeviled most launches.
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    John Bibb
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13. #113
    On January 28th, 2012 at 6:54 pm, Hiraghm said:

    On January 28th, 2012 at 11:52 am, rocketman said:

    Thanks, rocketman, that was interesting and informative.

    But, you see, the problem with NASA isn’t our current deficit. You said it yourself…

    Later it became a giant politically correct risk adverse overstaffed bureaucracy that seemed unable or unwilling to fix problems or improve designs.

    By trimming NASA down, by making it justify its existence, by setting goals and expectations and clearing NASA out of any professional bureaucrats, it can be made lean and cost efficient… and more effective.

    Imagine if we had manned launches that cost, instead of the cost of a Space Shuttle launch, the cost of a Delta Clipper launch. And instead of 3 a year, having 3 a month, and still saving money. That’s going to employ people. That’s going to further our knowledge. That’s going to generate enthusiasm in related industries. When they see that NASA is serious about the manned exploitation of space, everyone who’s out to make a buck will get in on it, just as they did silicon valley or Detroit.

    Step one for the President would be finding people who want to be at NASA to build the future, not collect a paycheck or have their name on a door.

    “Even in the most depressing dystopia, there’s still the notion that the future is something we build. It doesn’t just happen. You can’t predict the future, but you can invent it. Build it. That is a hopeful idea, even when the building collapses.”

    Bob was silent for a moment. Then he nodded. “Yeah. Nobody’s building the future anymore, ‘We live in an Age of Limited Choices.’ “
    He quoted the government line without cracking a smile. “Hell, you don’t take choices off a list. You make choices and add them to the list.” – Fallen Angels, on the attraction of science fiction

    Hell, I’d give minor parts of my anatomy just to be a janitor at NASA in Houston or Cape Canaveral.

14. #114
    On January 28th, 2012 at 11:34 pm, rocketman said:

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    HI HIRAGHM–#113. Commercial rockets are being flown about 50 miles North of El Paso, Texas East of I-25. Virgin Airways founder has built a large modern hanger there and has done a lot of air drop tests of a design that will fly to the Space Station and dock with it. That company is also offering flights to the edge of space for rich people with the desire to become junior birdman astronauts.
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    We may see a real commercial success in the next year or so. A small company with a lot of real experts and a CEO who wants to make it happen. And has in other business areas. A far leaner and meaner approach to space flight.
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    John Bibb
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