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Politics : The Obama - Clinton Disaster -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (55803)	8/19/2011 10:18:30 AM
From: John	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 103300

It wouldn't surprise me if Maxine Water's Congressional Black Caucus constituents snap and do something. According to the Congressional Black Caucus, it's been a long, hot summer and they want action NOW! Everyone knows what that typically means. -ng-

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (55803)	8/19/2011 11:05:46 AM
From: Honey_Bee	3 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 103300

The question is, will it be in time to save our country or will the damage be irreparable? For example, he did away with our space program and the Chinese are taking advantage of the opportunity: China Threatening U.S. Space Superiority Yesterday in New York City, NASA's last space shuttle astronauts visited a World War II aircraft carrier-turned-museum docked on the west side of Manhattan. The carrier is one of four museums where retired NASA shuttles will go to rest now that the historic shuttle program has ended. But as NASA sends its shuttles to museums, China is making great strides in its space program—with preparations under way for the launch of a Chinese spacelab in the next few weeks. These advances are beginning to threaten U.S. space superiority and America's ability to support its friends and allies and to deter aggression. In a new paper, China's Space Program: A Growing Factor in U.S. Security Planning, The Heritage Foundation's Dean Cheng explains the advances in China's space program and how America must respond. In the past several years, China’s space efforts have become increasingly prominent. Recent Chinese achievements have included the third manned Shenzhou mission and a space walk, expansion of the indigenous Chinese Compass satellite navigation system, and deployment of a range of new remote sensing satellites, such as the Yaogan series . . . China’s space efforts are not simply the actions of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) or efforts at political signaling to obtain a space arms control treaty, as some have posited. Rather, these actions occur within a particular strategic and military context. The PLA has concluded that the high ground of space is essential to the information gathering, transmission, and exploitation necessary to fight and win future wars. Read more: blog.heritage.org