Posted on 08/16/2015 7:32:07 AM PDT by Marcus
Donald Trump, the mercurial real estate tycoon and media personality who, much to the surprise of one and all, has become the front-runner for the Republican nomination for president opened his mind just a little about his attitude toward space exploration, according to a Saturday story in Forbes. In an answer to a question put to him about sending humans to Mars, the current focus at NASA, Trump said, ““Honestly, I think it’s wonderful; I want to rebuild our infrastructure first, ok? I think it’s wonderful.” In other words, dreams of going to Mars must take a back seat to more Earthly concerns. It is not an answer many space exploration supporters want to hear.
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I think when Trump actually looks at and sees the budget he will wonder why we are spending $8,945,620 on studying the life cycle of the female cockroach he might re-arrange a few priorities!
(BTW, the actual number might vary... it was just an estimate!)
Common sense? How dare he!
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