Gingrich calls for moon base, space contests

Hopefully, Newt Gingrich can open some eyes and light a fire under our government leaders. I do not believe that he will even come close to becoming our next president, but their is a strategic urgency in establishing a US base on the moon. China has said that they are going to put a military base on the moon. China's announcement of it's plans together with the mothballing of our space shuttles and cuts in our space programs scares the hell out of me.