One of the other members of PeacockWatch just sent this to me. It is the beginning of an article by Peter Sanders in the Wall St. Journal
“In another twist to the ongoing saga to replace the Air Force’s aging fleet of aerial refueling tankers, United Aircraft Corp. of Russia is planning to bid on the $40 billion contract, according to a person familiar with its plans.
United Aircraft, an aerospace consortium owned by the Russian government, will seek to offer a tanker version of its Ilyushin Il-96 wide-body jetliner, dubbed the Il-98, this person said. The planes would be largely built in Russia, and assembled in the U.S., …”
My first reaction was an outraged “Has someone lost their minds to even begin to engage even one brain cell or a microsecond of time to even entertain this suicidal thought?”
Then I remembered that I shouldn’t be surprised that Washington would entertain going down this trail. After all, whatever political party is in charge it is clear that they have been selling the citizens down the river for decades just so they can cement their own positions of power during what remains of their miserable lifetimes. Past that self-serving thought it is clear that they don’t give a damn about what our founders stood for or what the majority of this country believes. Because of their decisions national defense in a protracted conventional war is already a lost cause anyway. Our manufacturing infrastructure is almost non-existent. The talent that would turn raw materials into finished product if a manufacturing infrastructure did exist belongs to a generating that is now old and dying. We have tax laws that chase business overseas. We are developing a socialist mentality in Washington that demonizes successful entrepreneurs who make money for themselves and create jobs.
The list goes on.
Since Washington is doing so many things to destroy our infrastructure and turn our fabric of life socialist why shouldn’t we start building our major weapons of war overseas. That would finish the job in grand fashion. When our country decides to take a political or moral stand that our creditors, suppliers and builders don’t like they can simply shut us down until we succumb to their will.
I no longer wonder where the real loyalty of our leadership in Washington lies. And it is not with you and me or our country.One of the other members of PeacockWatch just sent this to me. It is the beginning of an article by Peter Sanders in the Wall St. Journal
One of the other members of PeacockWatch just sent this to me. It is the beginning of an article in the Wall St. Journal by Peter Sanders.
“In another twist to the ongoing saga to replace the Air Force’s aging fleet of aerial refueling tankers, United Aircraft Corp. of Russia is planning to bid on the $40 billion contract, according to a person familiar with its plans.
“United Aircraft, an aerospace consortium owned by the Russian government, will seek to offer a tanker version of its Ilyushin Il-96 wide-body jetliner, dubbed the Il-98, this person said. The planes would be largely built in Russia, and assembled in the U.S., …”
My first reaction was an outraged “Has someone lost their minds to even begin to engage even one brain cell for a microsecond of time to entertain this suicidal thought?”
Then I remembered that I shouldn’t be surprised that Washington would think about going down this trail. After all, whatever political party is in charge it is clear that they have been selling the citizens down the river for decades just so they can cement their own positions of power during what remains of their miserable lifetimes. Past that self-serving thought it is clear that they don’t give a damn about what our founders stood for or what the majority of this country believes. Because of their decisions national defense in a protracted conventional war is already a lost cause anyway. Our manufacturing infrastructure is almost non-existent. The talent that would turn raw materials into finished product if a manufacturing infrastructure did exist is disappearing with a generating that is now old and dying. We have tax laws that chase business overseas. We are developing a socialist mentality in Washington that demonizes successful entrepreneurs who make money for themselves and create jobs.
The list goes on.
Since Washington is doing so many things to destroy our infrastructure and turn our fabric of life socialist why shouldn’t we start building our major weapons of war overseas. That would finish the job in grand fashion. When our country decides to take a political or moral stand that our creditors, suppliers and builders don’t like they can simply shut us down until we succumb to their will.
I no longer wonder where the real loyalty of our leadership in Washington lies. And it is not with you and me or our country.
