The US Spends FOUR TIMES MORE On Space Than ANYONE ELSE

And where the hell are we? Sharing spacecraft, rockets that blow up upon launch, and no way to get to the Moon, let alone do anything useful there. The linked blog post from the Space Movement web page is a great resource on this point.

For too long, NASA has been a money drain that has produced nothing. Their circuitous development strategies are great politics until the entire US Government budget is examined for results. Besides fanciful daydreams of Mars and really cool photos, what have they done? Nothing.

The easy ride is over, guys. We want to see results for our money now.

Litvinenko Will Never Die

So Putin thought, "Hey, if Britain won't hand over Litvinenko, we'll just kill him in Britain!" Of course Britain is understandably outraged and now wants former Federal Security Service officer Lugovoi back in Britain to answer charges of murder. Russia is dragging its feet and is talking about a trial in Russia instead.

What were you thinking, Vladimir? What would you do if Russia was offering protection to someone and another country came in and killed him on your soil? You were supposed to learn this kind of thinking as a child. Remember? If you don't like being hit, don't hit others.

Putin on Litvinenko

"The president said Russian authorities would have no reason to kill Litvinenko, portraying him as a small fry who had no access to secrets during his service. "

That's not why he was killed, Vladimir. He was killed because he criticized you.

See the full article by clicking on the title to this post.