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The Mars Polar Lander Cost The Average American The Price Of Half A Cheeseburger. A Human Lander Would Cost The Average American More - Perhaps Even Ten Cheeseburgers! So Be It. That Is No Great Sacrifice.

As A Broad Generalization, Big Businesses Have No Moral Objections To Being Whores. Getting Into Bed With Uncle Sam Is All A Question Of Price, Not Principle.

The Mainstream Perception That Conservatives Are Close-minded And Dogmatic While Liberals Are Open-minded And Free-thinking Has It Almost Exactly Backward. Liberal Dogma Is Settled: The Government Should Do Good, Where It Can, Whenever It Can. That Is President Obama's Idea Of Pragmatism And Bipartisanship: He's Open To All Ideas, From Either Side Of The Aisle, About How Best To Expand Government And Get The State More Involved In Our Lives.

Not Reassuring When Weathermen Say 'today Will Be Terrible But Don't Worry It Won't Be As Terrible As Tomorrow Or Friday.

Our Country, If You Read The 'federalist Papers,' Is About Disagreement. It's About Pitting Faction Against Faction, Divided Government, Checks And Balances. The Hero In American Political Tradition Is The Man Who Stands Up To The Mob - Not The Mob Itself.