45 years and two days ago, approximately six years before I was born, America launched a Saturn 5 rocket towards the moon. This rocket contained three human beings: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. Over the next 3.5 years there would be five more successful Apollo program moon landings. Then it all stopped. In the last 42 years, no men have walked on the moon. And there is little chance anyone will walk on it anytime soon.
NASA's Constellation program was intended to be the next leap to the moon. But President Obama cancelled it. If only NASA were as important as the "Obamaphone" program. Perhaps you can tell that I am bitter. I find it shameful that our federal government continues to spend money on programs best left to states, localities, or private enterprise, instead of funding programs uniquely suited to the federal government's abilities.
Dams, interstate highway systems, and a space program are the sort of federal program I can get behind. I believe in the idea of human progress and I don't think it lies in increasing the dependency of our citizens on a government check.
Also, if you think the moon landings were a hoax, I hope Buzz Aldrin punches you in the face.
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