Comments on: Whither NASA Admin?

By: Griffin: Stick to the Moon | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine

Griffin: Stick to the Moon | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:01:10 +0000

[...] week, I wrote about NASA Administrator Mike Griffin, and how he may be replaced when Obama takes office. Given [...]

By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:58:54 +0000

I read your initial tirade against Griffin. In my opinion, Griffin sounds rational and objective and you come across as an emotional zealot. But this is just one person’s opinion.

By: Just Like Herding Cats

Just Like Herding Cats — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:24:40 +0000

Why don’t we start a new tradition – Obama can tender HIS resignation on 1/20/09, and then we’ll go from there.

By: Charles Boyer

Charles Boyer — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:54:42 +0000

I personally would like to see Gene Kranz get the Administrator job at NASA. Gene is thoughtful, a good leader and definitely understands the culture of what once made NASA great and a model for the world to follow.

By: Quiet Desperation

Quiet Desperation — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:17:33 +0000

(QD peeks in)

Huh. Ideologues.

(QD clicks away to Fallout 3 wiki)

By: Bill

Bill — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 04:31:50 +0000

“For the first time in a long time we have an intelligent, thoughtful, compassionate, PROGRESSIVE individual in the White House”

Boy, are you guys in for a let down.

By: Radwaste

Radwaste — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:14:46 +0000

“Granted, Democrats are historically opposed to NASA, other than… oh, what was it? I know there was some little program they pushed for, specifically that guy in the ’60s that Obama is occasionally compared to. Rhymes with “Shmapollo.” I’m sure it’ll come to me.”

Well, no. JFK inspired it, Johnson supported it, but Muskie killed Apollo. We weren’t being compassionate enough to our unemployed. And so we got more “progressive”.