Learning the lesson of Apollo

Today is the fortieth anniversary of Apollo 11's landing on the moon.

There is an historical lesson in the Apollo program that we could learn from today. In terms of money pumped into the economy, jobs generated, and every other conceivable benefit, the billions we spent in getting to the moon was the wisest investment we ever made.

Want to stimulate the economy and fight the recession, Mr. Obama? Then do two things: first, commit us to a crash program to return to the moon, ahead of the Chinese. And then, commit us to land a man on Mars ASAP.

There is nothing we could possibly do as a nation that would both stimulate the economy and restore our sagging national prestige.