Certain places in America seem to trigger pandering by
politicians more than others. In 2008, former Massachusetts
Governor Mitt Romney promised a crowd in Detroit a $20 billion
bailout for the domestic auto industry if he was elected. This
week, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich spoke to aerospace
industry leaders on Florida's Space Coast, and proposed a
Kennedy-esque commitment to return to the Moon, not just to visit,
but to establish a manned base.
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