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Re: Politicians should be panned
Author: OldPoleBurner
Date: 01-30-2010 - 16:38
>> The Amtrak "boost" is fine if it gets more riders.
And - if we don't have to also sell our country's sole to China, or India, or the @#$%& himself for that matter!
But since OBAMA himself has announced the coming outsourcing of most of NASA's functionality, future manned space flight in particular, to India and Russia; there goes hundreds of thousands more jobs - right out the proverbial window!
The fact is, that ever since Kennedy created NASA in the midst of his own recession - it has been a prime engine of innovation, propelling this country well beyond any other in unprecedented wealth, economic power, and military might. In many respects, its consequence literally became the incarnation of America's sole.
Much of the wealth we have enjoyed freely and take for granted, is rooted in and descendant from the research and development generated by NASA over the years. Indeed, NASA research into manned space flight was critical in discovering the cause of the heart attack epidemic of the 50's. We all live longer as a result! It was the best "Stimulus" we have ever had - paid back its cost tens of thousands fold. But no more! We will become a third world entity. Our sole IS being sold.
And I'll bet that 10 years from now, when OBAMA'S mere $8 billion in capital passenger money is all long spent, we still will see few if any additional passenger train services. I fail to see much hope for American passenger trains at all - or America's future either - with or without rickety third world passenger trains.
When we still don't have that fancy train network, that Obama's $8 billion won't even be a tenth of a down payment for; no longer have a major engine of economic developement; and also don't have manned space flight, or even the ability to launch a fart into orbit; most of those fancy communications (TV and telephone) and GPS satellites will just slowly fade away without the ability for "a nationally secure" replacement.
Guess what folks - after 2012, it will be illegal to operate passenger trains in this country without PTS. And without GPS, there will be no PTS - hence no passenger trains! Or will we revert back to today's "dangerous" operations?
Our sole has already been sold! - ABUMMER!
What the hell were we thinking!
And - if we don't have to also sell our country's sole to China, or India, or the @#$%& himself for that matter!
But since OBAMA himself has announced the coming outsourcing of most of NASA's functionality, future manned space flight in particular, to India and Russia; there goes hundreds of thousands more jobs - right out the proverbial window!
The fact is, that ever since Kennedy created NASA in the midst of his own recession - it has been a prime engine of innovation, propelling this country well beyond any other in unprecedented wealth, economic power, and military might. In many respects, its consequence literally became the incarnation of America's sole.
Much of the wealth we have enjoyed freely and take for granted, is rooted in and descendant from the research and development generated by NASA over the years. Indeed, NASA research into manned space flight was critical in discovering the cause of the heart attack epidemic of the 50's. We all live longer as a result! It was the best "Stimulus" we have ever had - paid back its cost tens of thousands fold. But no more! We will become a third world entity. Our sole IS being sold.
And I'll bet that 10 years from now, when OBAMA'S mere $8 billion in capital passenger money is all long spent, we still will see few if any additional passenger train services. I fail to see much hope for American passenger trains at all - or America's future either - with or without rickety third world passenger trains.
When we still don't have that fancy train network, that Obama's $8 billion won't even be a tenth of a down payment for; no longer have a major engine of economic developement; and also don't have manned space flight, or even the ability to launch a fart into orbit; most of those fancy communications (TV and telephone) and GPS satellites will just slowly fade away without the ability for "a nationally secure" replacement.
Guess what folks - after 2012, it will be illegal to operate passenger trains in this country without PTS. And without GPS, there will be no PTS - hence no passenger trains! Or will we revert back to today's "dangerous" operations?
Our sole has already been sold! - ABUMMER!
What the hell were we thinking!
