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Republican hypocrite of the day: Robert Aderholt! Big Grin


GOP members committing ’slam dunk example of hypocrisy’ by supporting NASA spending in their districts
By Chris Moody - The Daily Caller | Published: 3:03 AM 07/01/2010 | Updated: 12:26 PM 07/01/2010



In response to the Obama administration’s decision to end a space exploration program intended to send humans back to the Moon and to Mars, Alabama Republican Rep. Robert Aderholt introduced a bill this week urging the president and NASA to keep the program afloat.

President Obama eliminated the budget for NASA’s Constellation Program in February, calling the multi-billion dollar initiative “over budget, behind schedule and lacking in innovation.” With Aderholt leading the charge, members of Congress from both sides of the aisle have come out in opposition to the president’s decision, arguing that ending the program will cost American jobs.

“President Obama has been saying for years that the goal of his administration is to save or create American jobs,” Aderholt wrote in an op-ed Wednesday defending his bill. “With the president’s new proposal for NASA, he is doing just the opposite.”

Not everyone is buying his line of reasoning. According to Tad DeHaven, budget analyst at the libertarian Cato Institute, Aderholt is making the same argument that Obama made in defense of the stimulus, a massive spending bill passed earlier this year. Many of the Republican co-sponsors were critical of the president’s suggestion that the government should spend to create jobs, and now they are adopting the same tactic to defend their own program, DeHaven said.

“That’s a slam dunk example of hypocrisy,” DeHaven said. “You can’t criticize the idea that government should create jobs through stimulus programs and then go out and stop the elimination of an unnecessary over-budget space program just because it will save jobs in your district.”

Aderholt’s district is near the Marshall Space Flight Center, a major NASA facility. Many of the bill’s co-sponsors represent districts that benefit from the space program and a review of their public statements revealed the Republican co-sponsors have been critical of Democrats who said the government could create jobs through spending — arguments they are now adopting.

“The best way to revive the economy is by halting this administration’s reckless spending and big government expansion programs that have shaken investor confidence and stymied business growth,” Alabama Republican Jo Bonner said in February. Many of the other Republican co-sponsors made similar statements about the inability of government action to spur job creation through spending, including Rep. Spencer Bachus and Rep. Mike Rogers of Alabama, Rep. Michael Coffman of Colorado and Rep. Bill Posey of Florida.

The bill’s sponsors say they are being consistent in their support. Because space exploration is important to national defense, they argue, it falls into an entirely different category than other sectors of the economy.

“Space is the 21st century military high ground and there is an important national security component that comes with our investment in space,” said Posey.

Aderholt contended that while the government spends too much, an exception should be made for important programs within NASA.

“There are a lot of government programs that need to be cut,” Aderholt said. “But when it comes to our defense and our space industry, I see them in a different category.”

While the proposed budget for the 2011 fiscal year eliminated funding for the Constellation program, the total budget for NASA rose by nearly $276 million. In total, NASA will cost taxpayers $19 billion in the next fiscal year.
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Good lord!!!

The stimulus bill included projects such as, A YOUTH BASEBALL FIELD AND PARKING LOT IN PUERTO RICO. The stimulus bill included projects such as, SIDEWALK REPAIR in various cities.

NASA SENDS PEOPLE TO EXPLORE OUTER SPACE!!! You know, where all those satellites are floating around that assist us in things such as, talking on cell phones, or watching TV, or POSTING YOUR DRIVEL ON THE INTERNET.

Can you see the distinction there buddy? LOL
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Originally posted by Mr.Dittohead:
The Russians are going to provide us with space transport for only $25million per astronaut. Why would we continue building and operating a launch vehicle when we can get the same mission accomplished for much less money?


So you would rather scrap our space program and become dependant on Russia for it? Aren't you the one who always says about other countries, "It's all about the oil"? Also the fact that China has us by the short and curlies due to all the loans we have with them, why would it seem acceptable to add another country we NEED to get something done? We should be seeking ways to become independent, not add reasons why we are dependent.
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Originally posted by Peter Rielly:
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Originally posted by Mr.Dittohead:
The Russians are going to provide us with space transport for only $25million per astronaut. Why would we continue building and operating a launch vehicle when we can get the same mission accomplished for much less money?


So you would rather scrap our space program and become dependant on Russia for it? Aren't you the one who always says about other countries, "It's all about the oil"? Also the fact that China has us by the short and curlies due to all the loans we have with them, why would it seem acceptable to add another country we NEED to get something done? We should be seeking ways to become independent, not add reasons why we are dependent.


Its just business. The Russians have a system that works better and is cheaper than our system. The Shuttle is a giant money pit for the capabilities it provides.

There are commercial heavy launch vehicles capable of putting anything in space we need. Putting a base on the moon will cost $1trillion dollars and provide little benefit over the space station which is already operational and paid for.

China owns about 13% of our debt. So what?
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Originally posted by Mr.Dittohead:
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Originally posted by Peter Rielly:
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Originally posted by Mr.Dittohead:
The Russians are going to provide us with space transport for only $25million per astronaut. Why would we continue building and operating a launch vehicle when we can get the same mission accomplished for much less money?


So you would rather scrap our space program and become dependant on Russia for it? Aren't you the one who always says about other countries, "It's all about the oil"? Also the fact that China has us by the short and curlies due to all the loans we have with them, why would it seem acceptable to add another country we NEED to get something done? We should be seeking ways to become independent, not add reasons why we are dependent.


Its just business. The Russians have a system that works better and is cheaper than our system. The Shuttle is a giant money pit for the capabilities it provides.

There are commercial heavy launch vehicles capable of putting anything in space we need. Putting a base on the moon will cost $1trillion dollars and provide little benefit over the space station which is already operational and paid for.

China owns about 13% of our debt. So what?


LMAO!!! Yeah, my bank only owns about 15-20% of my debt... difference is, the bank can only come get my truck if I don't pay them. What are the consequences of the other we are speaking of??? LMAO!!

It's not just business if we rely only on another country to provide us with something that is vitale to national defense. The space program is just that.
Just as with almost each and every post you make, you are once again wrong. Aderholt has been firm on his stance about NASA and the Space program, before now, before Healthcare, and before Obama was even a Senator, much less a President.

Just because he has always believed the space program is worthy (that's right, never once waffled) and Obama has deemed it as useless, in no way make Aderholt a hypocrite.

But since he opposes Federal Bills that "create" (like magic) jobs or offer tatto removal, or some other bu77sh1& attached to it, you and your cronies decide he is a hypocrite.

Once again, you open your mouth and remove all doubt. Keep up the way below mediocore work.
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Originally posted by Mr.Dittohead:
The Delta rocket can lift 23 tons, enough to lift anything the Pentagon needs hauled into space.


Explain why you want to outsource our space program? I'm not saying the Russian space program CAN'T...I'm saying it's foolish for us to rely on Russia for our needs when it comes to space exploration. You are changing the topic here. It's not about Russia's capabilities, it's about the foolishness of outsourcing something vital to national defense to Russia. Do you understand what I'm saying?
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Originally posted by LE89:
Just as with almost each and every post you make, you are once again wrong. Aderholt has been firm on his stance about NASA and the Space program, before now, before Healthcare, and before Obama was even a Senator, much less a President.

Just because he has always believed the space program is worthy (that's right, never once waffled) and Obama has deemed it as useless, in no way make Aderholt a hypocrite.

But since he opposes Federal Bills that "create" (like magic) jobs or offer tatto removal, or some other bu77sh1& attached to it, you and your cronies decide he is a hypocrite.

Once again, you open your mouth and remove all doubt. Keep up the way below mediocore work.


Sorry todays republican hypocrite of the day doesn't "rattle your cage"
I'll pick a more effective one tommorrow (God knows there are PLENTY to choose from)
Big Grin
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Originally posted by rocky:
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Originally posted by LE89:
Just as with almost each and every post you make, you are once again wrong. Aderholt has been firm on his stance about NASA and the Space program, before now, before Healthcare, and before Obama was even a Senator, much less a President.

Just because he has always believed the space program is worthy (that's right, never once waffled) and Obama has deemed it as useless, in no way make Aderholt a hypocrite.

But since he opposes Federal Bills that "create" (like magic) jobs or offer tatto removal, or some other bu77sh1& attached to it, you and your cronies decide he is a hypocrite.

Once again, you open your mouth and remove all doubt. Keep up the way below mediocore work.


Sorry todays republican hypocrite of the day doesn't "rattle your cage"
I'll pick a more effective one tommorrow (God knows there are PLENTY to choose from)
Big Grin


Pretty well got you figured out at this point. When you can't respond to a point or a question, (you know like yesterday) you just quit and leave with one last useless dum*** comment. I guess that means you are done here. Can't wait for you to stir up some more tomorrow, I'll be waiting.

You should just concentrate on that waitress job and making sure Mommy doesn't find your stash in the basement.
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Originally posted by Mr.Dittohead:
The Russians are going to provide us with space transport for only $25million per astronaut. Why would we continue building and operating a launch vehicle when we can get the same mission accomplished for much less money?


The Russians have raised that charge to $63 million per astronaut.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/...arly63millionperseat

And, after the last two space shuttle deliveries, there will be no heavy lift capacity at all on the planet.
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Originally posted by elinterventor01:
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Originally posted by Mr.Dittohead:
The Delta rocket can lift 23 tons, enough to lift anything the Pentagon needs hauled into space.


But, no way to marry up humans with that cargo.


The Russians have sent many components of the ISS up with their Proton rocket. We cant afford to be the leader in space exploration any more.

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