Random Walk

A lot has gone on this week. I thought I would just light on a few subjects like a butterfly and then fly away. Here are "Cheers", "Hmm's" and "Jeers" for this busy week ...

JEERS to Mr Obama for his comments at a "town hall" meeting in the midwest. There he stated that he couldn't figure out all the fuss about health care. He said, in his usual mocking tone, 'Let's see, should I want health care that is comprehensive and free or something that is no change? Huh.' I don't think Mr. Obama helps his cause by either being condescending or by misleading the public. No way that his health care is free under any plan.

CHEERS to Mr Obama for proposing the elimination of the military "don't ask, don't tell" policy. It is about time. I don't understand why we cannot do it sooner than one year, though. It is a policy that goes against everything that is the real American ideal.

HMM to Mr Obama for killing the Aries/Orion manned space program. At first I thought that this was just the continuing destruction of what was once a great space-faring nation. But I thought some more. Currently, NASA selects from one or two contractors to build their concept. Under the new proposal, bids will go out along with seed money to have private enterprise build the equipment. Not all that different, but the design will be from the outside and it does privatize the activity. It also, through the use of the seed money, will guarantee that the goals of the program will not be purely commercial (space tourism for example). We will have to wait and see.