Mike Griffin and Moon Bases

So, looks like the hydra grew a new head: NASA’s new administrator, Mike Griffin, has yet to be sworn in, but is already hard at work rallying the troops.
Sean O’Keefe, who led NASA for years before stepping down in February to become chancellor of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, was a decent enough guy, but he really lacked vision. And vision is an integral part of any exploration program.

Griffin says he has a good idea of what direction to go and how fast NASA needs to get there. With the support of Congress and the Bush Administration, it seems a good bet he'll have what he needs to get the job done.
And it's not a moment too soon.
I was not kidding when I said we were on the verge of a revolution in Space travel. It's not just Americans with their eyes on the celestial bodies: China, Japan, European Union, and India are funding their own programs and quickly racking successes.
Let's hope Griffin hits the ground running and makes good on his "big talk."

Personally, I believe the proof will be in the pudding; he claims he might be able to mount a mission to save Hubble for less than previously estimated. Is it just talk? Time will tell. And it's running out: Hubble will be finished by 2007.
In less time than that we'll know if Griffin has "the right stuff"; over the next few months the whole world will see whether he can lead NASA and America into a brave new future, or let us fall behind in the Space Race that we thought we had already won.