[url]http://space.com/news/nasa_delay_050601.html[/url]

I guess DeLay grew weary of fucking up the planet he was on and wanted to expand his role in the universe. Typical neocon, manifest-destiny mindset, I suppose.

Seriously, I'm all for putting someone on Mars, space exploration, etc., but don't we have other things to worry about right now?

...or perhaps DeLay is running out of other topics to divert attention from his own problems. I'm looking forward to when those problems ultimately have to be dealt with...