[Dialup Llama]

I don't think Ditmore is saying this any more. Originally, he was essentially saying please don't look at our management systems, our technology or any decision we made not to observe the wing of the shuttle because the astronauts all would have died anyway.

A fairly untenable position for a NASA chief, but typical for an organization rife with politics and a CYA mentality.

[Cold Heat]

I do not think he meant it that way.

In his defense, he was wracked with emotion that day. I am sure he would have taken back the words if he could. It was just before the memorial and it was a sensitive area for them. Kinda like "what did you know and when did you know it?"

It was in retrospect, a dumb thing to say, but he is now way close to a polititian.