pure politics and nothing but. no price tag, nothing concrete to be accomplished while bush is in office, nothing but a speechwriter's attempt to craft some grand sounding phrases that dubya has trouble pronouncing. a true new vision for space travel would include the rest of the world to make it a human endeavor rather than an american "go it alone" ego trip. dubya doesn't know (or care) to make that connection. complete hogwash to get iraq and o'neill off the front pages.