I find myself in a quandary, between a rock and a hard place, as the saying goes. My loyalty has been and always will be for President Barrack Obama. I say that because living in Titusville, on the Space Coast, there has been much discussion that the shuttle program will be winding down and funds allocated for that program will be shifted in a new direction, still supporting the U S and it's space program but not how those living here want it. I am not speaking out of a misunderstanding of what those who are sure to lose there jobs are facing as I am quite possibly in the same boat. My husband, brother and my boys' father have all worked for the shuttle program for nearly three decades and all of us may be greatly affected in the very near future. I still continue to be a die hard optimist and feel that many more and greater opportunities will come 
our way. The other day I told a group of my friends that I am not a "fair-weather" voter and I believe in the man I voted for. He will think things through, listen to the expert advisers, and come to an informed decision that will lead to the greater good. It turns out, in fact, he has been advised by top NASA officials that the shuttle program has become a financial pit and that there are more productive ways to support the U.S. space program and put it in a better direction. He was elected as the President of the United States and has a responsibility to all Americans, not just those of us living here. People seem to think that he has failed us because the shuttle program's contract has ended and he is not doing anything about it. They say that he cheated us because we voted for him thinking he would be able to keep things going as they are, when in fact he did not. In actuality, he was not elected President because of those on the Space Coast. He lost in most of the county, Titusville for sure. When asked what I meant by a "fair weather" voter, I explained that I am not going to praise him when things are going great and then bad mouth him when things are not. I didn't do that to President Bush either. People do seem to think that President Bush somehow has a free pass when it comes to our current predicament. It has been a known fact that certain contracts would be ending in 2010. However, that argument has fallen on deaf ears and it is a waste of time to continue making it. Just like a "fair weather" friend there are those that will be supportive during the good and lucrative times and then turn their backs when the going gets tough.
our way. The other day I told a group of my friends that I am not a "fair-weather" voter and I believe in the man I voted for. He will think things through, listen to the expert advisers, and come to an informed decision that will lead to the greater good. It turns out, in fact, he has been advised by top NASA officials that the shuttle program has become a financial pit and that there are more productive ways to support the U.S. space program and put it in a better direction. He was elected as the President of the United States and has a responsibility to all Americans, not just those of us living here. People seem to think that he has failed us because the shuttle program's contract has ended and he is not doing anything about it. They say that he cheated us because we voted for him thinking he would be able to keep things going as they are, when in fact he did not. In actuality, he was not elected President because of those on the Space Coast. He lost in most of the county, Titusville for sure. When asked what I meant by a "fair weather" voter, I explained that I am not going to praise him when things are going great and then bad mouth him when things are not. I didn't do that to President Bush either. People do seem to think that President Bush somehow has a free pass when it comes to our current predicament. It has been a known fact that certain contracts would be ending in 2010. However, that argument has fallen on deaf ears and it is a waste of time to continue making it. Just like a "fair weather" friend there are those that will be supportive during the good and lucrative times and then turn their backs when the going gets tough. 
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