MSNBC has just reported that Bush wanrts a Moon base..nice.

Bush to announce return to the moon
Long-range space strategy to be revealed Wednesday

WASHINGTON - President Bush is preparing to unveil a new space initiative with a long-range goal of returning humans to the moon and establishing a permanent presence there, then moving on to Mars, NBC News has confirmed.

White House press secretary Scott McClellan told reporters Friday that the president would make remarks about the space program next Wednesday in Washington.

"The president is strongly committed to the exploration of space," McClellan said.

McClellan declined to discuss the contents of the upcoming speech, as did NASA spokesman Glenn Mahone.

"We're not going to pre-empt the president," Mahone said, "but we're excited about the news of the announcement next week and what it means for the future direction of NASA."More bs at link.

Senior White House officials have told pure bs, on condition of anonymity, that the President is "hoping for its(Moon base) completion prior to November of next year, so he'll have a reasonably safe to stay once he's out of office."

"Hey you eggheads! There aren't going to be any pretzels up there on that hunka cheese, are there? Great! Once I'm done building my new fort, you brainiacs ain't gonna have a penny left over."