I’m so glad for NASA’s plan to return to the Moon. The newspaper commenters think they’re so clever saying, “Hey, didn’t we already do this in the 1960’s?” Well, you guys are idiots. Mars isn’t a hop, skip, and a jump from the Moon; it is crazy farther away. It’s just not feasible right now.

Besides, look at the Chinese. They just made their second manned trip to space. They seem very proud. Doesn’t anyone else see the threat?

Let me tell you now: If we don’t go back to the Moon, the Chinese will own it.

That’s why we need to get back to the Moon. If you’re American, if you care about the future of America, you want us to have the Moon, not the Chinese, and that means supporting NASA’s missions. Private investors can’t do it. Too much risk. We need NASA.