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DesertDrifter -- even significantly expanded, a small budget item

cheap chance for Rafa to for once stunt-pose as intelligentistic and scientifical, a darn tootin', sure shootin', forward-pootin' visionalist rather than his usual frothing dope having visions -- and (as) to boot(licking), he makes his release of copious gas sound, as ever, real patriotical and such

where, of course, the backdrop is that NASA's budget was cut in FY2012 and then again in FY2013 ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budget_of_NASA ) in the wake of the takeover of the House by the 2010 wave of wingbutts/bagnuts/teabuggerers -- and that, whatever else has transpired, Russia has consistently been, for quite a good stretch now, a solid and reliable partner is our civilian space collaborations

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