Republican pundits like to say that President Obama has no intrinsic ability for compromise, and this refusal to build a Death Star proves them correct. Yes, if President Obama knew how to compromise, surely he would have agreed to build a Death Star. All he would have had to do is name the next satellite we launch "The Death Star", and then he could claim he had fulfilled their request. And then he could say: "Okay, I built your Death Star, and now you have to help me..."
Oh, and if nerds complained that it's not the same as the Star Wars Death Star, the president could simply say that there were many design flaws in the original design, so they had to rework it. Also, it had to be of practical size to launch. And you know what it would have been perfect to use for? There is a lot of "space junk" in orbit, and it's making it more dangerous for critical satellites up there, so how about having it built to destroy space junk and old, outmoded satellites? Plus, there is apparently in development a new space missile shield thingy or something I heard about on the news, so maybe it could be that thingy when they're ready to build it.
Or, you know, why not simply agree to build a Death Star, and then just say that it takes years for such a project, and by the time he's out of office, he could simply say they're still working on developing it. And think of all the high poll numbers he could get for saying he'll build a Death Star? Or would that simply prove to the Republicans that he is indeed a malevolent entity trying to turn America into a tyrannical Empire? (Hey, you don't suppose this whole request was actually made by conservatives pretending to be nerds just so they could claim President Obama is the Evil Emperor, now do you? Pretty crafty!)
