What's the real reason for going to Mars?

[Deja Q]

Poll question: What's the real reason for going to Mars?

:shrug:

[izzie]

1. Another sand pit with our oil under it.

What is it with these people?

[gyopsy]

12. Oil is the motivation for most else *Bush does...

it is logical to think that the administration has hopes that the sandy dunes of Mars has oil lying under it.

[KissMyAsscroft]

2. To give Bush a Kennedyesque glow...

Fell flat, of course.

[librechik]

3. Is it Marshmallow Peeps season again? My how time flies. n/t

[DBoon]

4. Other - Star Wars

It's the perfect base for our anti-missile weapons.

[kori]

5. Peeps that can withstand microwave radiation would.......

be reason enough alone to head to Mars and worth every penny

[Deja Q]

7. Welcome to DU!

:party: :bounce:

Unfortunately, through my travels, I have never encountered a peep that could survive microwave radiation... :cry: On the plus side, ordinary water does a great job at cleaning up the mess... :D

[kori]

10. See that is why we need to go to Mars

[sniffa]

6. impotence

just to get his 'probLem' more air time. but the reaL reason: aLien Life that haven't found christ yet.

[Kat45]

8. I heard that Halliburton would get nice contracts for the equip

Heard it on the news, on NPR I think, but I haven't seen or heard it mentioned since and haven't had time to research it.

[arcane1]

9. other- to funnel money into missile "defense"

which thus funnels money into the Bush Admin's pockets, by the gazillions

[NightTrain]

11. To look for Saddam's WMDs!

n/t