To the moon Newt, to the moon.

We have heard from the idea man, Mr. Gingrich, that he is a man of great vision. He has made the statement that before his second term there would be an American moon base. Now that really takes a man of vision, since he has yet to even be nominated.

What would we do with this mega trillion dollar high tech base? Make the moon our 51st state as Mr. Gingrich has stated we should? Maybe he wants to "drill baby drill" for oil. Oh wait ........... there could be no oil there. Hmmmm ....... we could corner the market on moon rocks or moon pies.

We could send those kids who have no work skills there. You know ...... those poor kids who take and take from the rest of us. Send them there along with their useless parents, as a sort of Republican final solution. You know ....... like the Nazis had in mind for the Jews, but this would be on a much larger scale. At the rate the Republican Party is increasing the rate of poverty in this nation alone, it would take centuries to ship the poor to the moon.

Perhaps Mr. Gingrich knows the truth ...... that the corporate agenda will lay waste to the earth, and that this moon base is for the wealthy to make their escape to once the earth is no longer habitable. I am almost afraid to publish this, fearful they might come and put me in a straight jacket. And I don’t even have the media central stage that Gingrich has. How has he managed to avoid those men in white coats?

Of course NASA is making advancements. With the deficit, however, where is Mr. Gingrich suggesting we find the funding? Also, wouldn’t it be against his demands for a smaller government?

Consider the cost to be at $450 million for one mission, at the max cargo capacity of 55,250 pounds per trip. The cost of a launch is approximately $10,000 per pound ($22,000 per kg). How long (and how many trips) would it take to get enough material to house 13,000 people? Then how much to continue a flow of supplies to maintain the colony?

One has to wonder ........ should we be thinking about whether Mr. Gingrich is stable enough to hold the office of President ........... or should we be thinking about putting him on some strong medications?