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Here is the link to the Orion article a more upbeat note 
 
 
_http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1516262,00.html?cnn=yess_ 
(http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1516262,00.html?cnn=yess) 
 
here is the original article that I read several days ago.
 
_http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/08/31/moon.rocket.ap/index.html_ 
(http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/08/31/moon.rocket.ap/index.html) 
 
Of course whether or not this comes to pass is problematical at best. Yes  
its true the congress makes the budget but so far Bush has been getting pretty  
mcuh what he wants for the most part. When you have a congress and senate that 
 is all Republican of course that could change  this Nov. I would not  
consider the Deficit to be a yawner as compared to the US economy this monkey 
on  
the taxpayers back is going to balloon into a real problem down the road. As 
far 
 as outsourcing is concerned these CEO's and board of directors love the 
cheap  labor south of the border. In 2008 everything changes. That's when 
Military 
and  Commericial aviation technology can be manufactured in Mexico with no 
red tape  like it is now. As far as the idea that American workers can out 
inovate the  foreign competition that may be true. But the people calling shots 
don't really  care. Maybe this is all off topic but then again its going to 
effect some of us  in this club. Honeywell is going to get a lot of the work 
for 
the Lockheed  contract both divisions will benifit. But again this can change 
overnight.  People priorities in this country  are not linked to the space 
program and  a lot of people consider space to be a boon doggle as it was 35 
years 
ago. I  remember because I was theri back then living in the Detroit area 
during the  Apollo era.
 
Clear Skies
Dwight L Bogan
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 9/2/2006 9:31:36 PM US Mountain Standard Time,  
stan_gorodenski@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:


Dillinger, StephenX C wrote:

>As for spending priorities,  Congress passes a budget, not the President.
>If you disagree with the  spending choices made by the US government it's
>not the executive that  controls the purse strings.  With a relatively
>weak Bush  administration that's even more true today.
>  
>

You  are forgetting that the President, including the strong bush 
adminstration  which likes to pass the buck and give the impression that 
someone else is  always to blame, has  to sign the budget. Don't forget 
the Clinton  confrontations with Congress over the budget. Those 
confrontations lead to  a balanced budget and very good economic years.

>Outsourcing is an  issue, but it's not a political one.  
>

The President has  the power of the pulpit which is not being used by 
bush. Its not a weak  bush administration, but purposeful weak leadership 
on this issue. At this  point I sign off on this thread. Soon, if not 
immediately, someone will  complain about this being off topic, which it is.
Stan
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