Credit where Credit Is Due

Enviro-Nuts and bureaucrats responsible for the loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia in 2003. Bureaucrats responsible for damage to shuttle currently floating above us.

The story goes like this:

• Protective insulating foam used on shuttle used to contain Freon.
• Enviro-Nuts whined and complained about Freon use.
• NASA gave in to the Enviro-Nuts and removed Freon from the foam.
• NASA saw a dramatic increase in foam failure (as a direct result of the change) and damage to heat-shield tiles as they were being hit by flying foam.
• NASA bureaucrats, warned internally about the problem, refused to start using Freon again. They did this even though they were given a specific exemption under EPA regulations.

To summarize: NASA chose a path based on political correctness. That path got 7 people vaporized when they tried to re-enter the atmosphere back in 2003. Their refusal to change their path has another shuttle crew in jeopardy.

All to please the sandal-wearing, tiedyed patchoulie stinking, frog licking, tree hugging HIPPIE FREAKS...

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