This is not quite dealing with life on other planets, but close. I wonder if there are others who had the same thoughts as I when we first landed on the moon back in 1969. With that landing I was sure we would have a base on the moon within 10 years. Have man set foot on Mars within 20. None of that happened. I suppose I was a dreamer watching too much sci-fi on TV and in the movies. But back in 1969, I would have sworn that moon base would become a reality along with man setting foot on Mars. Perhaps even colonizing Mars in my lifetime as in the Martian Chronicles.

It's high past time that we start electing Americans to congress and the presidency who put America first instead of their political party. For way too long we have been electing Republicans and Democrats who happen to be Americans instead of Americans who happen to be Republicans and Democrats.