Republicans And Innovation

From a New York Times Op-Ed on the 2008 Republican Party Platform:

One passage nicely summarizes the Republican approach to government, at the dawn of its long exile from power — bold and feckless, all at once. In a section on “Technology and Innovation,” the platform’s authors look to the heavens. They write, “As a symbol of that commitment, we share the vision of returning Americans to the Moon as a step toward a mission to Mars.”

A symbol of a vision of a step — one small step indeed. But a party can dream, can’t it?

And, might I add, a step that has already been taken, some 40 years ago, thanks to the bold vision and challenge proposed by a liberal president by the name of Kennedy. It's kinda like this great step for women that the Republicans are trying to own by putting Sarah Palin on the ticket as Vice President. Surely it's historic, but the glass ceiling they are claiming to break was shattered 24 years ago when the Democratic party chose Geraldine Ferraro as it's Vice Presidential candidate.

Read more of the Op-Ed.