Interestingly, the Who Should Build Big Space Rockets, NASA or the Private Sector? poll at Space.com (even if non-scientific, not one I'd expect to be freeped) showed only 15% support for having NASA step aside, and 38% evedn want NASA to keep total control. *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
Yeah, Ares-I doesn't make much sense -- other than as a byproduct of going for Ares-IV/V, with its LOX core. *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.