Terence Corcoran: Ground control to Major Obama | FP Comment | Financial Post

Getting to the moon is a suburban commute compared to the fantastic voyage Mr. Obama has promised — whether it’s fixing the deficit crisis or launching massive infrastructure projects. Andrew Hargadon, a professor of management at the University of California, said the Apollo mission comparison was faulty. “The notion that putting a man on the moon takes the same innovation process as solar on every roof, electric cars in every garage, or LEDs in every home simply reveals that federal innovation policy is funded on misbegotten assumptions.”