Tony Perkins Washington Update
Charles Bolden President Obamas choice for NASA Administrator is a former astronaut. On the one-year anniversary of Mr. Obamas Cairo speech Bolden decided to tell the Arabic language Al Jazeera network that the U.S. can no longer even achieve low earth orbit without the help of other nations. Speaking in Cairo Bolden said President Obama charged me with three things: One was he wanted me to help re-inspire children to want to get into science and math he wanted to expand our international relationships and third and perhaps foremost he wanted me to find a way to reach out to the Muslim world...
To do what? To boast about our canceled space programs? To tell them that the America that once sent men to the Moon can no longer send anyone anywhere without help? According to President Obama we would reach out to the Muslim world to help them feel good...
Generations of young Americans were inspired by President Kennedys call to go to the Moon. His bold challenge fired the imaginations of the young even as it ignited our mighty space rockets. President Kennedy led this nation to the Moon. He said it poetically: America has thrown its hat over the wall of space and we have no choice but to go after it. President Obama hasnt thrown Americas hat anywhere. Hes sat on it.
