"Actions Speak Louder Than Words"

The only agency of the United States Government that has ever created more wealth than it has destroyed is the National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA). The innovations developed from this single agency touch our lives in ways that most cannot imagine. From the preparation of our food, to the clothes we wear, from communication to transportation the list is endless.

A man of great foresight stepped forward to lead a nation. He dared us to be great. His vision became our dream. John Fitzgerald Kennedy (JFK) said, "We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too."

His words electrified a nation. We were in the midst of a recession and many were in far worse condition than today. The people of that time lived within their means and did not expect a government handout. JFK cut taxes and unleashed the great machine of capitalism. We embarked on one of the greatest adventures of all time. From the young to the old all were mesmerized by seven explorers that dared to venture into the unknown. The seven original Mercury Astronauts were like the knights of old in a new Camelot. President Kennedy told us, "the growth of our science and education will be enriched by new knowledge of our universe and environment, by new techniques of learning and mapping and observation, by new tools and computers for industry, medicine, the home as well as the school. Technical institutions, such as Rice, will reap the harvest of these gains."
Why did John Kennedy take us to the moon? "Many years ago the great British explorer George Mallory, who was to die on Mount Everest, was asked why did he want to climb it. He said, "Because it is there."
"Well, space is there, and we're going to climb it, and the moon and the planets are there, and new hopes for knowledge and peace are there. And, therefore, as we set sail we ask God's blessing on the most hazardous and dangerous and greatest adventure on which man has ever embarked."

That day in 1962 at Rice University, JFK stepped into the world of history as a man of great vision and a great leader. He placed no energy into driving an agenda. He drove a dream.

It has been forty-eight years since John Kennedy gave that speech. We now have a new leader. Another man of great intellect now leads the nation into a new frontier. His vision is the exact opposite of Kennedy's. Where JFK was bold Barack Obama (BO) is faint. Where JFK dared BO cringed. Where JFK drove a dream BO drove an agenda.
The greatest generator of capital created by a Government, NASA, has been hobbled. A man lacking vision has instead saw fit to pursue an agenda. He has taken the assets of NASA and decided to use them to monitor the environment of good old planet Earth. Even though the religion of man made global warming has been proven to be a progressives fairy tale BO has spoken. He has taken the greatest race horse the world has ever known and chained it to a plow.

I do believe that a mans actions speak far louder than his words.