NASA chief's job to build Muslim self esteem

This story is found in several spots around the web. All that seems important in every aspect of this administration is building bridges to the violent middle east and political capital. Read over at Powerline:

In the video below, Charles Bolden, head of NASA, tells Al Jazeera that the "foremost" task President Obama has given him is "to find a way to reach out to the Muslim world and engage much more with predominantly Muslim nations to help them feel good about their historic contribution to science, math, and engineering." Thus, NASA's primary mission is no longer to enhance American science and engineering or to explore space, but to boost the self-esteem of "predominantly Muslim nations."