A Belated Congratulations

This is old news but apparently my head has been in the clouds the last few weeks and I would be remiss if I didn't say something about President Obama's selection of Major General (ret.) Charles Bolden as National Aeronautics and Space Administration Administrator. Lame title, right? Maybe "Charlie" will jazz it up...

The Columbia native, Naval Academy grad, Marine fighter pilot obviously has the right stuff (despite his PhD from the other USC) and he's going to need it at the helm of NASA. News reports first named Bolden as the expected successor to former NASA chief Michael Griffin in January and his selection gives him the biggest job for any Palmetto Stater in the Obama administration. One of South Carolina's U.S. Senators, Jim DeMint, has given Bolden's nomination a thumbs-up although given DeMint's personal philosophies he'll probably suggest eliminating NASA funding during the confirmation hearing.

So congrats, happy happy, and good luck to General Bolden. And Sir, just in case you're reading your clippings, it's one thing to put a man on the moon but isn't it about time to put a Gamecock in space? I'll keep my schedule open for you.