Quote from: Coastal Ron on 03/19/2021 02:57 pmQuote from: freddo411 on 03/19/2021 02:50 pmNot everyone may agree with Bridenstine on each issue, but he may be the last bi-partisan in DC.Bridenstine was far from being a bipartisan member of Congress when he was nominated to be NASA Administrator.In comparison, regardless of how I feel about Nelson's qualifications (eh, not so much), the support for him from members of Congress is showing how much more bipartisan he was in Congress than Bridenstine was.It's bipartisan because Nelson was a Senator like them, not a mere Representative like Bridenstine. A lot of Democratic Representatives endorsed Bridenstine at the time.
Quote from: freddo411 on 03/19/2021 02:50 pmNot everyone may agree with Bridenstine on each issue, but he may be the last bi-partisan in DC.Bridenstine was far from being a bipartisan member of Congress when he was nominated to be NASA Administrator.In comparison, regardless of how I feel about Nelson's qualifications (eh, not so much), the support for him from members of Congress is showing how much more bipartisan he was in Congress than Bridenstine was.
Not everyone may agree with Bridenstine on each issue, but he may be the last bi-partisan in DC.
Quote from: yg1968 on 03/19/2021 04:35 pmQuote from: Coastal Ron on 03/19/2021 02:57 pmQuote from: freddo411 on 03/19/2021 02:50 pmNot everyone may agree with Bridenstine on each issue, but he may be the last bi-partisan in DC.Bridenstine was far from being a bipartisan member of Congress when he was nominated to be NASA Administrator.In comparison, regardless of how I feel about Nelson's qualifications (eh, not so much), the support for him from members of Congress is showing how much more bipartisan he was in Congress than Bridenstine was.It's bipartisan because Nelson was a Senator like them, not a mere Representative like Bridenstine. A lot of Democratic Representatives endorsed Bridenstine at the time.People that are currently politicians can act in a bipartsan way, such as supporting a nominee. And that is because they are current members of a political party, and so their actions can be described as "bipartisan" when they support someone that associated with a party other than their own.Jim Bridenstine is no longer a politician, and the last job he had was a non-political one as NASA Administrator (i.e. no "R" or "D" attached to his name like when he was a member of the House), so Bridenstine can't be "bipartisan" in offering his support of Nelson because Bridenstine is no longer a politician. And he has no say over the nomination anyways.He can certainly lend his professional observations as a former NASA Administrator, since having previously been a NASA Administrator gives him insight into the job that few others have. That would not be a "bipartisan" observation though, but a professional one.Just want to set that straight...
QuoteIt would be nice if you'd stop flogging JB too.Not supporting the sainthood of Bridenstine is not the same as flogging him...
It would be nice if you'd stop flogging JB too.
Well...not the person I would have chosen given his previous policy positions. We'll see if his views have changed or moderated regarding commercial space and SLS/Orion. Hopefully as another poster pointed out his closeness with Biden will help NASA on budget requests and other issues. Looking forward to the confirmation hearing.
Quote from: Endeavour_01 on 03/19/2021 06:26 pmWell...not the person I would have chosen given his previous policy positions. We'll see if his views have changed or moderated regarding commercial space and SLS/Orion. Hopefully as another poster pointed out his closeness with Biden will help NASA on budget requests and other issues. Looking forward to the confirmation hearing.The policy now comes from Biden, Nelson's job is to carry it out. His previous policy positions are now irrelevant. What's really important now is his ability to work with the legislators.
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Well...not the person I would have chosen given his previous policy positions. We'll see if his views have changed or moderated regarding commercial space and SLS/Orion. Hopefully as another poster pointed out his closeness with Biden will help NASA on budget requests and other issues. Looking forward to the confirmation hearing.Quote from: Coastal Ron on 03/19/2021 04:07 pmQuoteIt would be nice if you'd stop flogging JB too.Not supporting the sainthood of Bridenstine is not the same as flogging him... Responding with a negative comment about JB whenever someone else says anything positive about him in any context sounds like flogging to me.