thanks for the disclaimer, but as Dr. Thomas Sowell said:
It is amazing how many people think that they can answer an argument by attributing bad motives to those who disagree with them. Using this kind of reasoning, you can believe or not believe anything about anything, without having to bother to deal with facts or logic.
So it isn't all that relevant to me. :)
I don't attribute bad motives to you in any way shape or form. I just think that funding basic science and research is necessary for the defense and continuation of this nation. In fact, if it were up to me, I would dump most of our foreign "welfare", monies to the UN and put all of those billions into research, and exploration.