Sunday spaceblogging: Which candidate is most likely to colonize Mars?

posted at 5:15 pm on May 27, 2007 by Allahpundit

Huh. I’d have thought it was Kucinich for sure.

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BR would probably be a pretty good president, if he didn’t have to kowtow to the DNC/Nutroots/tinfoil hat part of his party. Too bad.

BJ* on May 27, 2007 at 5:17 PM

I’d have thought it was Kucinich for sure.

I thought he already lived there.

infidel4life on May 27, 2007 at 5:25 PM

I like the thought of a million mile high club.

Kini on May 27, 2007 at 5:54 PM

I’m not a bit surprised. Richardson is all about illegal aliens.

JackStraw on May 27, 2007 at 6:02 PM

Which candidate is most likely to colonize Mars?

Hillary… due to people trying to get away from her.

Maxx on May 27, 2007 at 6:21 PM

Wouldn’t it make more sense to colonize, say, Antarctica first?

Blacklake on May 27, 2007 at 6:22 PM

We fianally need a logical approach to space.
1. Get some more manned space stations up in LEO.
2. Put some more manned space stations up in geo-synch orbits.
3. Set up a manned moon base.
4. Set up large space stations at L4, L5, or on an asteroid.
5. Go to Mars.
Taking the glory route to Mars will just get us more of the “what’ll we do now” experience that we had with the moon.

Mojave Mark on May 27, 2007 at 6:27 PM

I think we should launch anaerobic bacteria to Mars. Since they spew oxygen during life; it’s a great way to oxygenate the planet. You gotta think that giving them something to live in wouldn’t be too difficult too. After a little testing, we could figure out what can and cannot live there. And start terraforming it very slowly. It’s the most likely candidate right?

lorien1973 on May 27, 2007 at 6:37 PM

Wouldn’t it make more sense to colonize, say, Antarctica first?

Blacklake on May 27, 2007 at 6:22 PM

and kill the caribou?
come on man, if we could do that we wouldn’t be paying this kind of money for gas.

abinitioadinfinitum on May 27, 2007 at 6:58 PM

and kill the caribou?

caribou are up north. we’d have to kill the penguins in anarctica

lorien1973 on May 27, 2007 at 7:06 PM

It would make a great place for the new Gitmo.

Limerick on May 27, 2007 at 7:21 PM

Just another thing Richardson would love to raise taxes for… or should I say raise everything BUT the taxes… user fees, etc.

We have enough to spend on Earth than to waste cash on space. The only space spending we should be undertaking is a military presence there.

Warner Todd Huston on May 27, 2007 at 7:34 PM

Is Travolta running?

Kevin M on May 27, 2007 at 8:35 PM

Red State.

Full of little green men.

Mazztek on May 27, 2007 at 9:03 PM

We should have already established a station the moon. Too much redistribution of wealth, not enough science.

I could never vote for a Klintonoid, he’s been touched by the dark side.

Zorro on May 27, 2007 at 9:30 PM

Yay…we can destroy THAT planet, too! WOOHOO!

SouthernGent on May 27, 2007 at 10:43 PM

You need to have the species’ seed spread as far as possible, as fast as we can, in case something like what hit the dinoaurs is in the neighborhood in the relatively near future.

Putting all your ova in one planetary basket is asking for trouble.

But we seem more prone to gleefully smashing one another’s nests than planning with much universal wisdom.

We should remember that Mother Nature’s got a comet or an asteroid up one of her Kali sleeves.

And she wouldn’t mind a 6th Great Extinction.

(Having been just fine with the past 5.)

profitsbeard on May 28, 2007 at 1:12 AM

We can’t afford to go to Mars or the moon just for the science, or just for the experience. But we could go back to the moon for profit. Helium 3 is pletiful there, and it is very valuable for nuclear fusion here on Earth. A lunar colony could actually become profitable extracting He3, not to mention other valuable minerals (diamonds possibly, rare metals)…and there’s plenty of oxygen there in the form of oxides.

All it would take is a kickstart and possibly some delayed corporate tax incentives.

stonemeister on May 28, 2007 at 2:03 AM

ron paul would

Highrise on May 28, 2007 at 3:14 AM