But, we do know about the two fund raisers being held down in Miami the evening of April 15th.
This fantasy by Obama, Bolden and Garver that they can make up policy without serious agreement with Congress will continue right up to the point they get a radically alternative budget presented to them for signature written wholly by Congress. Obama will then sign it and move on leaving the game changers to do some serious crying.
By the way, it is no longer being call a "summit", it is now being called a "policy statement".
It's sort of a pity that they didn't think to do something like this back in February. It might have prevented some problems.
Quote from: Ben the Space Brit on 04/08/2010 09:11 amIt's sort of a pity that they didn't think to do something like this back in February. It might have prevented some problems.What problems?
It's interesting that many details are still forthcoming. But any plan which President Obama puts forth, while canceling the logical, more "do-able" goal of first getting to the moon is a sham.
It's interesting that many details are still forthcoming.
I find it intriguing that the date happens to be the last full day of the Colorado Springs National Space Symposium, the most important gathering of government and industry space executives of the year (well, the Washington DC Satellite Expo has more attendees, but it's a one-topic event with lots of mid-level and off-industry attendees).So... a lot of NASA and Industry executives are leaving mid-day Wednesday to be in Florida Thursday morning, having been summoned for the event. Was it the only possible date for POTUS or his advisers really don't have a clue?
Quote from: antonioe on 04/09/2010 05:11 amI find it intriguing that the date happens to be the last full day of the Colorado Springs National Space Symposium, the most important gathering of government and industry space executives of the year (well, the Washington DC Satellite Expo has more attendees, but it's a one-topic event with lots of mid-level and off-industry attendees).So... a lot of NASA and Industry executives are leaving mid-day Wednesday to be in Florida Thursday morning, having been summoned for the event. Was it the only possible date for POTUS or his advisers really don't have a clue?Their performance so far would suggest the latter