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For example, he has called for “a massive new program to build a permanent lunar colony to exploit the Moon’s resources.” He has suggested that “a mirror system in space could provide the light equivalent of many full moons so that there would be no need for nighttime lighting of the highways.End quote.

—David BrooksThe Gingrich Tragedy - NYTimes.com

Unlike Brooks this makes me more excited for a Gingrich presidency. If we’re going to have boondoggles, let all our boondoggles be sufficiently sci-fi.