Meet The Press,
February 2nd, 2003

MR. RUSSERT: "Senator Nelson, do you think there is life in the universe beyond Earth ...?"

       SEN. NELSON: "Yes, I do. I mean, who are we to limit this creation that is infinite ...?

 ... And by the way, Tim, that’s one of the reasons we want to go to Mars ...

... We want to find if that water is there ...

... is there life ...?

... Was it developed?  If it was developed, was it civilized ... ?

... If it was, what happened to it, ...

... and what can we learn from that that we can be better stewards of our own planet ... ?"

-- Senator Bill Nelson - D - Florida

Allow us to clarify things for you Senator ....