Well the Middle East isn't exactly the moon or Mars, but yeah, O.K.
Obama’s new mission for NASA: Reach out to Muslim world
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There were two other goals that Obama made here. What are you thoughts on them?
You've certainly got ranting down to a science.
lol, that's all you can come up with? You're gonna let me get off that easy?
I did not put words in your mouth. I said "...people from your side of the argument...""...have said that the masses are stupid..." I don't see your name in that statement. You might want to reread it and then apologize to me for doing something I did not do. If you do not believe that people from your side have made such statements, please let me know and I will repost the quotes for you.
You are putting words in my mouth by assuming what is on our minds, not to mention that that is a massive strawman. I could just as easily argue that your side believes that Average Joe knows exactly as much about a particular subject as someone who has given his or her life to studying it.
You think I have lied to you? The only difference between us is that is how we achieve things. This is the thrust of the entire discussion. You want to use coercion to bring about research and development. Conservatives do not want such tyranny.
Oh you want to lecture me about coercion? What the hell do you think the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were? See, this is one of the many things I don't get about conservatives: It's absolutely fine to start preemptive wars, deny women's choice, and treat children like soldiers in training. But when it comes to policies that *gasp* actually make our planet a little cleaner, you guys throw a fit! What the hell, man?
LOL! I would be very pleased to have what you consider clean energy. I am also very pleased to have coal and oil and wish we had a great deal more. As for patriotic, cut the BS. Oppressive, authoritarian tyranny is not patriotic. You believe Chicken Little and I don't. The sky is not falling. We can move towards any energy you prefer and I would be pleased so long as the transition is within free enterprise and without the oppressive laws that you favor.
Dude, if you think that conservatism doesn't espouse any kind of authoritarianism, then you are severely misguided in what your views are. See above.
And I couldn't see coal, oil, and gas disappear fast enough. There are all sorts of hidden costs to fossil fuels, in addition to all the known dangers. Again, I actually believe that a clean environment is a GOOD thing. For you, it's all about the money.
Let me ask you a question I asked on another thread: If I want to burn my garbage in a city park, shouldn't I have the freedom to do so?
I have heard you and very clearly. You want dictated policies. I don't.
My god...you just don't get it. Why will Republicans not back down from farm subsidies? Why will Democrats not back down from CAFE standards? Because this is how stuff works, dude. See, this is one of the things I don't get about conservatives: They think that choice is the greatest thing that a human can have--subject, of course, to quite a few conditions.