The Downfall of America

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/26/asia/26space.php

Well, this is it... the US is about to become overshadowed in the space industry. China just had their first space walk. Their government wont kid around with a space program... In just a few years, china will become more and more prominent in our solar system, while we continue (or maybe even stop all together) to barely make a scratch on the Final Frontier. Once our Oh So Clever politicians Finally realize how important space is, China, Russia, and oodles of other countries will already be way ahead of us, posing a huge risk to our 

national security and our position as a world power.

Our children's history books will view our lack of prominence in space as something as idiotic as our persistent denial of global warming. It isn't that much of a stretch to think that our lack of space exploration is the thing that causes it US shrink to about the same importance as our neighbor to the south. Now, maybe I'm being biased, but I just don't understand how the vast majority of politicians don't have any appreciation of what a huge resource and good space program is! VVV This is the Discovery STS 120 take off- I got to go and watch it go up a few months ago! VVV

Also, I have discovered that sitting very still in a specific pose for a very long time makes you sore... I almost feel flu-y, I'm so sore.