You might remember Newt Gingrich’s recent proposal for a moon colony if he were to become President. Robert Wright of The Atlantic recalls an article written in 1995 . In short, Newt has a long history of grandiose space plans.
The point here isn’t that Gingrich will now waste tons on technology. The current political climate will restrain this tendency. The point is that—in case you hadn’t noticed—there is little careful thought underpinning his enthusiasms, nothing solid beneath his unshakable self-assurance and his intense disdain for disagreement.