What about the Candidates and their position on the RACE FOR SPACE?

[Jeff M]

Obama wants to cut funding to NASA.

[HILLARY 2008!!!]

I, for one, don't want to live on the moon or Mars.

[Gene L]

This is something I haven't seen discussed here....
we've had Sniper-gate, Waffle-gate, Pastor-gate,
Debate-gate and of course...Hate-gate.

But, what about Space?
Some scientists, military experts and intelligence analysts say the next president may well determine whether America keeps an edge in space.

China appears committed to dominating the heavens.

Of course there are other pressing issues: the war and the economy and, all three major presidential candidates -- Sens. Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain -- say space is important, but none is strongly talking about a timeline for the moon or Mars.

Scientists fear that if space does not become a higher priority, the Chinese program will be on par with America's by the end of the next president's second term.

Would you like to see YOUR candidate make a commitment to stay the course, insofar as the race for space is concerned?

THE STORY:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/26/space.race/index.html

[Max Milligan]

I don't know but i would be interested to find out.

[Tracy H]

Really? No. I think what's going on here on Earth has a lot more priority than what's going on in space. We've got a lot of problems that need fixed here so until those issues are addressed and fixed, space can wait.