Many of us on Capitol Hill are accustomed to the day-to-day realities of politics, but the decadal process reminds me of the old joke that 'academic politics is the most vicious and bitter form of politics, because the stakes are so low.' I disagree. The stakes for planetary science are high.
Babin highlights the high stakes of planetary science funding compared to typical political issues.
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