G Burch wrote--
<<I'm sorry, I don't usually do this sort of thing, but I can't help it
here.
You say that you "have little knowledge of the internal workings of NASA"
but
make the assertion that "The scientific talent that NASA has is stifled by
beurocratic [sic] red tape." This sounds like a statement of fact that
could
only be based on "knoweldge of the internal workings of NASA.">>
I will be the first to admit that judgement without complete knowledge can be dangerous. I apologize for making such a rash statement, perhaps the wording was not well thought out. I justify my statement by a rule of thumb that I use. When in doubt, dont let the government get involved. I am a firm believer that govt agencies are inefficient. Even if a particular agency is productive at a given time I feel that they inevitably become detrimental. If you disagree with this I would be happy to continue via private e mail (no need to clutter the list).
Respectfully
Todd
alvinjsminavich@hotmail.com