Just hope if McCain wins, he won’t win by much and may consider that this not become a mandate. One can only hope. McCain is too much like a rino for my taste.
This is an old story. This is sad. I have seen many talented Scientists and engineers depart NASA. Was told back in the early 90's: "The good news is we won the cold war. The bad news is we won the cold war.". Have been there since I was a teenager. Would wake up in the morning eager to work in the labs. Working on cutting edge Engineering and Science. I am amazed of how many talented people have stayed. I am afraid that this is just too late. NASA is famous for comming back from huge mistakes. Mistakes like having compressed oxygen in the Apollo 1 command module. The result, fire and three dead. Science and exploration must go hand in hand. Exploration without Science is simply tourism. This is my opinion, not NASA's. Peace.