| 1. | What hope is there anyhow - isn't it all doomed? |
| 2. | Politicians should not decide what should be done and the priorities - scientists should. The planetary science community did a full study of what should be done (decadal survey) and then in a wink, politicians changed the focus based on their limited knowledge of science. |
| 3. | Nasa needs to hire administrator's that that know how to say 'NO' to Planetary Science cutbacks and have a bent to inspire politicians to have a desire for planetary exploration. |
| 4. | Bush is trying to kill NASA. Make everyone work on one program and then kill it. Killing one large program is a lot easier than killing thousands of small diverse programs. Time for astrophiles to circle the wagons. |
| 5. | This is good as far as it goes, but all scientists must become involved in efforts to change the leadership of the country. This administration is hostile to science, hostile to truth, hostile to the survival of the environment and the future of the planet. DPS and the AAS should increase dues to fund additional lobbyists and lobbying efforts. |