Yes, the apocalypse is at hand. First up, NM Gov. Bill Richardson:
President Obama's decision to invest in this growing industry comes at a perfect time. Entrepreneurial companies like Virgin Galactic, Scaled Composites, SpaceX, Sierra Nevada Space Systems, Masten Space Systems, Armadillo Aerospace, XCOR Aerospace, and Blue Origin are investing their own money, right now, to create new jobs across the nation, including my home state of New Mexico, as they roll out innovative space vehicles. ... Commercial spaceflight represents the type of dynamic innovation that we need to create 21st century jobs.
OK, he agrees with Obama's NASA policy, and New Mexico has invested in commercial space. Makes sense. Next batters Newt Gingrich and Robert Walker:
The Obama administration’s budget for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration deserves strong approval from Republicans. The 2011 spending plan for the space agency does what is obvious to anyone who cares about man’s future in space and what presidential commissions have been recommending for nearly a decade.
I think what we have here is actual bipartisan agreement on the President's policy and the future of space exploration. Now if only sitting Republican lawmakers could follow suit on matters a little closer to home.