The Ralph Cramden Moon Colony.

Hey, they're pickin on poor Newt Gingrich. They're laughing at Newt for his speech on the Space coast of Florida, about having a moon colony in eight years. Well, fair enough, eight years is a bit short. But the idea isn't so strange after all. Let's not forget that JFK took a little heat from a few folks when he said we would land a man on the moon in ten years, when we hadn't even gotten into space yet. The thing was that it was a time when America needed a challenge. We met that challenge because we are America. Well guess what? We're at a point where we need a new dramatic challenge. It's not the first time a permanent moon station has been mentioned. And that trip to the moon gave us mountains of new technology that we're all enjoying today. What's to suggest a new challenge wouldn't provide us with much more technology. So maybe eight years is a little short, but not as crazy as many pundits and politicians are claiming. Oh ye of little faith. Now I don't want you to get the wrong idea. Personally I think Newt Gingrich is more than a little eccentric. And that's as nice as I can say it. What I really think is that he's a conniving, egocentric, prevaricator. He would be a disaster as president. And I believe he has no chance of even getting the nomination let alone being elected in November. He's not presidential material, but his idea for a moon colony isn't all that silly. Now his mention of statehood for that moon colony, that is crazy. Can you imagine? Claiming the moon by giving it statehood? What's he planning? A big sign that reads WE LIKE NEWT? Or maybe BUY AMERICAN? Or how about DON'T TRUST ARABS OR CHINESE OR RUSSIANS OR HISPANICS OR ITALIANS OR IRISH OR ANYONE BUT ME? There's room enough ya know, because the moon's big enough. Hey, it's just a thought.