too many lives are spent across the ocean
too much money been spent upon the moon
(or)
rockets
moon shots
spend it on
the have-nots

Because the Martians will welcome us as liberators and we can then use Martian oil revenues to pay for space exploration.

It's safe to say that we can leave it to Republicans to increase their record-setting deficits. But who gets to tell Dubya that there's no green cheese left on the moon?