The US space program has produced countless benefits for the American economy and its citizens—It was taxpayer money that was well spent, IMHO.
Santorum is an unimaginative, narrow-minded nitwit who prefers to hand-out tax dollars indiscriminately (look at his voting record) when he’s not kissing the butt of Arlen Spector.
Gingrich’s plan is trash.
Gingrich is my 2nd choice after Santorum but we’re defending this plan?
Malarky -- the manned space program has produced MINISCULE benefits for the amount of money spent. Hardly any return on equity at all. Virtually all advances have come from privately funded research and military (unmanned) programs.