Paul F. Dietz wrote:

Charles Buckley wrote:

4 months after the release of the CAIB is not preemption. It's
damage control.


Well before the 2004 election is preemption.



Nothing to indicate space is an issue in this election
in any way shape or form.

It's damage control from the CAIB. That's it. He had to
have a game plan in place before the budget was submitted and
the 2010 recertification date meant that they had to adjust the
2005-6 budget request to either meet the requirements for recert
or plan to ground shuttle. The request had to be made within
the scpoe of NASA's strategic plan. ISS would be hitting core complete
within that budget cycle, so he also had to start the shift in
funding to meet the next goal after ISS.