Klyde Morris on the "Sputnik moment"

I shy away from politics on this blog, but, as a space historian, I was rather annoyed the term "Sputnik moment" was being tossed around with almost no evidence anyone really understood the context of the term. (Note to President and Congresspersons: I'll send you my book if you ask. ) This Klyde Morris comic strip rather neatly (and bitingly) makes the point.