NASA and climate researchers are weighing their options after yesterday’s crash of a new satellite designed to monitor atmospheric carbon dioxide with unprecedented accuracy. A malfunction during the rocket ride toward space sent the Orbiting Carbon Observatory plummeting into the Indian Ocean near Antarctica…What went wrong with the $278 million mission will be the subject of a lengthy investigation, but Weiler said it appeared that the protective nose cone, known as the fairing, failed to separate from the satellite.

Where’s my Real Man of Genius on this? Wha-Whaaaaaaaaaaat?  What happened to “nobody messes with Joe!” for watching what happens to our taxpayer dollars.  Don’t worry….the porkulus gives NASA another $400 million to hopefully screw up two more times – AT LEAST.  Oh and as to what that money could have done otherwise during “the most serious financial crisis our country has ever faced since the Great Depression,” well, here’s a breakdown. You know, just a few “petty” things like providing jobs, food, and EVEN paying delinquent home owners’ bills…

Don’t get me wrong, I think NASA can serve as a great asset in the development of our world & help to understand more about how human activity doesn’t really affect the environment all that much. But aren’t we in a CRISIS????  

So if you’re whining about CEO pay and lavish lifestyles of the “rich,” then how come you’re not tootin’ the horn about $278 MILLION buckaroos just chillin’ with the fishes. Especially if it would mean you could get your Social Security taxes back for one full year. My SS tax (on my end, not counting my employer’s) was $4,000.

Could you find a way to spend more with an extra $4k???  Exactly.