[wmileo]

I respect Ray Bradbury and have read more than one of his stories(The Gift of the Magi and The Ransom of Red Chief, Fahrenheit 451, Martian Chronicles ) when I was a teenager.

However there are more important issues creeping up on the American stage than going to the moon. OBAMA has bankrupted the country to the point that we may not be able to sustain ourselves much longer.

[wmileo]

Opps!!!
The gift of the Magi and the Ransom of red chief are from O’Henry. My mistake.

[EDINVA]

Actually, ramping up the space program would be an economic stimulus. And money far better spent than on the deadbeats who suck up so much of the budget with ‘entitlements.’ Until we get ‘entitlements’ under control we are just throwing away what was the American wealth.

[luvbach1]

If I’m not mistaken I think at least one of the works you mentioned was written by O. Henry (The Gift of the Magi).