We live on planet Earth and there is much to discover, and it is essential to track and monitor many things from space. Information on planet Earth and its atmosphere and oceans is essential for our way of life. Space research is a luxury, Earth observations are essential.

You know, many of us worried about Clinton and her "1% disconnection" from real working people. She even admitted to such in some interviews. But her disconnection is a sliver compared to what Trump's seems to be. He's in a 1% of 1% cocoon of his own making, hearing things through advisor-filters. Very Reaganesque. Reagan had a brain filled with aged vinyl LPs (using a metaphor from one of his advisors); his aides so wanted to go in and renovate, but there was no method to do so. So the trick seems to be, if you have a cause, you need to a) get access and b) present a compelling case.