Since we put a man on the moon we can do anything

Deval Patrick, the Governor of Massachusetts, wants to make community colleges free to all students. Some have criticized this proposal "because the governor never said how he would pay for it." But our great governor "dismissed concerns about funding, 'saying some people also had doubted that United States could put a man on the moon or win World War II. '"

Well, I personally doubt that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts can end poverty, cure death and bring peace to the world. I guess since some people before me also "had doubted that United States could put a man on the moon or win World War II" this must mean that Massachusetts can do all of these things. So, if Deval Patrick doesn't manage to end poverty, cure death and bring about world peace by the time he comes up for reelection, the people of Massachusetts (by Deval-like-logic) should judge him a failure.

(HT Deval Patrick Watch.)