[patriot_wes]

and a great many of these systems are very likely to include Earth-like worlds , say researchers......and..... Earth-sized worlds are too small to be seen......

and we pay these people millions in tax dollars to come up with these brilliant commentaries.....argh!

[tsomer]

"and we pay these people millions in tax dollars to come up with these brilliant commentaries.....argh!"

If only that was all we spent on this crap. Don't forget we have to buy them telescopes, observatories, rocket ships and funy hats they can wear to meetings and ceremonies and look important in.