Investment? Space flight is a realization of human potential. Exploration, and sacrifice for exploration, is what human beings, and *specifically* Americans, are all about. We make no investment; we follow our nature; we follow our calling. There was a reason we moved out of mud huts in the first place. Obviously you'd rather still be in the hut. :-)
He probably is...Being from Canada and all.
OUCH!! ;-)
If exploring for the sake of exploring is a worthwhile endeavor, then maybe we should start digging a hole to China just to see if it can be done.