Lofty Goals

Hillary Clinton gave a speech at the Carnegie Institution of
Washington last week, in which she outlined her proposed science
policy. What a breath of fresh air to hear the ideas of this person who
could be our next President---she demonstrates clear thinking
on the issues of the day. There's a critical need now for common
sense and rationality to win out over idiology and politics as the
driving forces behind basic science policy decisions. Hillary seems
well aware of this, and poised to reverse some devastating trends
pushed along by the Bush administration. Let's hope she gets the
change to put her plans into action, and that she is able to do so.
Her speech can be found at this link.


Hillary is apparently in favor of a balanced space science program,
and sounds generally supportive of the VSE. That could be an interesting
combination! I hope the other candidates articulate their general
science policies for us in the near future.