16th March 2004, 5:40 PM
I believe that space exploration is essential to human evolution. But the reason Bush is getting so much heat for his Mars plan is because, if you haven't heard, the country is in a huge deficit and we have crucial stages left in rebuilding Iraq. Plus, I doubt Bush even really cares about space exploration. All he really wants to do is throw tons more money at NASA and set the deadline for the first human to walk on Mars. At least when Kennedy did it, he gave us an invigorating speech. 
What I'm saying is yes, we NEED to go to Mars, but I feel that this isn't a good time.

What I'm saying is yes, we NEED to go to Mars, but I feel that this isn't a good time.