OrionWorks wrote:
I continue to doubt that there will be any kind of an official disclosure coming from the White House - especially within my life time.
A year ago, did you imagine there would be a black president in your lifetime? I didn't. Life is full of surprises. As Eugene Robinson (a black journalist) put it:
"I remember moments when African Americans were hopeful and excited about the political process, and I remember other moments when most of us were depressed and disillusioned. But I can't think of a single moment, before this year, when I thought it was within the realm of remote possibility that a black man could be nominated for president by one of the major parties -- let alone that he would go into Election Day with a better-than-even chance of winning.
Let me clarify: It's not that I would have calculated the odds of an African American being elected president and concluded that this was unlikely; it's that I wouldn't even have thought about such a thing."
As for UFOs I think it is highly unlikely that there is anything to disclose. I doubt there ever were any UFOs, but if there were the data would have been destroyed or lost decades ago. But if there is any data, I think Obama is more likely to disclose it than any other president ever elected, except for John Adams.
I also think that if the cold fusion researchers would make the effort to contact the Administration, there is some chance it will fund their research. I can't how much, but some chance -- whereas there was no chance the previous three administrations would fund it. Last summer the Japanese government definitively said it would not. (They said they will not because if it works, it will hurt oil company profits. At least they are honest!) The Prime Minister has changed but that makes little difference.
Actually, I think there is little chance I can persuade the researchers to ask for funding. They seldom take steps to help themselves. I do not blame them for their predicament as much as Beaudette does, but it is partly their fault.
- Jed
