Bush Links Columbia Disaster to Bioterror
 

My favorite part:

"In Maryland, the president linked Columbia?s scientific mission to his request that Congress approve a $6 billion, 10-year program to produce more vaccines and treatments against agents such as smallpox, anthrax, botulinum toxin, ebola and plague."

Wait...no, my other favorite part:

?Two days ago, America was yet reminded again of the sacrifices made in the name of scientific discovery,? the president said at NIH.

Talk about exploiting a tragedy.

Anyone got any swampland in Florida?

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Bush Links Columbia, Bioterror Plan
February 3, 2003, 4:55 PM EST

Washington -- President Bush promised Monday to keep sending astronauts into space, where they can help solve mysteries of science ?that elude us here on Earth.?

Two days after the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated and fell from the skies, Bush paid brief tribute to the seven-member crew while promoting his $6 billion plan to help scientists combat bioterrorism.

?Their 16-day mission held the promise of answering scientific problems that elude us here on Earth,? the president said at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. ?While we grieve the loss of these astronauts, the cause of which they died will continue.?

?America?s journey into space will go on,? Bush said.

Those words were an echo of his nationally televised address Saturday, when Bush told the nation that Columbia was lost, without survivors. A CNN-USA Today-Gallup poll suggests that more than 80 percent of Americans want the shuttle program to continue.

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Oh boy, he mentioned scientific progress against diseases in the same speech as the Coumbia disaster. The sky is falling, indeed.

Youre so dumb

Let me guess, your wildest dream was to be part of the "Lone Gunmen" ?

My wildest dream would be to see "so fucking banned" under your nickname.

> Anyone got any swampland in Florida?

Whats this got to do with swampland? I mean Bush is doing this and youre looking for real estate?

Ignore me..... im just a dumb UKer. We dont have much swampland here and we think florida is just full of beaches.

This is almost as stupid as the time "President says America will be porn free by 2005" was used as the thread title and an article on abortion was posted.

Of course Bush would try to use any disaster to his advantage, both financially and politically.

You're shocked by this after the last two years?

Hey MrPopup, Why dont you kill yourself you loser.:1orglaugh

Just think if Gore was in Office lol

I don't think he knows how to fight, and i am sure he built the columbia with his own two hands just like he invented the internet lol

It's not your tax dollars why do you give a fuck?

Go have Canada redistribute some of your wealth. :1orglaugh

I am not particularly well known as a great fan of GW, and I thought the connection made in this thread was pretty dumb.

Then Keev spoke up and proved that you could be dumber ...