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I'm not quite sure why this post in particular reminded me of it, but... Legolas Send a noteboard - 19/01/2014 12:31:07 AM

View original postHe was the guy who was in office at the time. Even if you attribute the far more important things like communications satellites to his initiating the space program, it's probably not any perspicacity on his part, so much as a more positive version of Pedron Niall's "lion in the streets" ploy - a big, attention-grabbing thing that a leader can use to rally support to his cause.

Are you at all familiar with the cult British comedy series "Yes, Minister" and "Yes, Prime Minister"? In terms of cynical pessimism (realism?) about politicians and what drives them, you can't do any better than that, you might find it amusing. Like this one for example.
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