Friday, June 14, 2019
The 90 Miles Mystery Box: Episode #652
You have come across a mystery box. But what is inside?
It could be literally anything from the serene to the horrific,
from the beautiful to the repugnant,
from the mysterious to the familiar.
If you decide to open it, you could be disappointed,
you could be inspired, you could be appalled.
This is not for the faint of heart or the easily offended.
You have been warned.
Thursday, June 13, 2019
F-35 over Washington: An excellent message to friend and foe
But this flypast also sends a broader message to the world.
But first, it's worth noting why some in Washington were alarmed by the loud noise that the jets produced. That noise was a result of at least one of the jets employing its vertical lift capability. Specific to the Marine Corps-operated F-35Bs, this capability allows slower movement for more effective air-ground support. It also allows the Marine Corps to use Amphibious Assault Ships as de facto aircraft carriers.
Here was the view from the Washington Examiner's rooftop:
Yes, it's loud. But I suspect the F-35B operation in vertical lift mode was deliberate. Educated observers will know that the great noise and obvious engineering power sits alongside the world's finest combat aircrews. In that, the flypast reminds American allies that it's good to be America's friend. It reminds American enemies that it's risky to be our adversary.F-35 over our building pic.twitter.com/5vbAWRc7MH— Tom Rogan (@TomRtweets) June 12, 2019
The F-35s are now excellent aircraft. Yes, the program has significantly overrun in costs. And yes, the F-35s have had development problems for which their manufacturer, Lockheed Martin, should have been penalized more by the Pentagon. But the vast majority of these issues have now been addressed.
The F-35 fighter-bombers now mean an American ability to annihilate enemy aircraft and penetrate highly advanced air defense networks such as that of the Chinese navy's air defense envelope and the Russian S-400 system. In turn, the U.S. has new means of destroying adversary strongholds in the early stages of a conflict. As important, the shared purchase of F-35s by close American allies such as Poland means a more effective battle force. Operating alongside F-22 air superiority fighters, the U.S. military is now more able to...
Left-Wing Pundit Compares Biden’s Record To Dog Vomit In USA Today
Progressive commentator Sally Kohn, a frequent face on CNN, wrote a column for USA Today Thursday morning comparing Democrat candidate Joe Biden’s record to dog vomit.
Liberals are coming after Biden hard as Biden’s Democrat rivals scramble to bolster their name ID to take on the establishment Democrat, with David Axelrod even mocking his attempt to celebrate Best Friends Day on Twitter with Barack Obama. Biden is a prime target for his opponents’ barbs in Iowa, where a poll shows him leading the field with 24 percent support, eight points ahead of Bernie Sanders.
Kohn writes:
“Yesterday, my dog threw up. I was down on the ground, trying to clean it up, when she threw up again. And then stepped in it.
Dogs get sick and make mistakes, just like people. But especially in the case of adult humans, we hope that we spend more time cleaning up our messes than making them. Yet Joe Biden keeps stepping in it.
Anyone who has paid attention knows I’m not a big fan of the corporate centrist candidate from the great banking state of Delaware. But I swear, I have been all along and remain willing to not only vote for Biden but enthusiastically campaign for and support him if he...
Nunes blasts ‘leaker’ Schiff and Dems at Intel Committee hearing over ‘grotesque spectacle’ of perpetuating Russian collusion hoax
That’s why they refuse to let loose of the “Russian collusion” hoax, as evidenced by yet another worthless hearing on Capitol Hill Wednesday called by House Intelligence Committee chairman Adam “Leaker” Schiff (D-Calif.).
Fox News reports:
House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff, D-Calif., sought Wednesday to keep the fire burning over Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report with the latest in a series of hearings on the Russia controversy — as Republicans voiced frustration over what they described as a “grotesque spectacle” on Capitol Hill.
Schiff called the hearing to examine what he called the “disturbing findings” of Volume One of Mueller’s report. That volume focused on allegations that the Trump campaign colluded with Russian officials during the 2016 campaign.
“Volume one of the report outlines a sweeping and systemic effort by Russia to interfere in the 2016 election for the benefit of Donald Trump,” Schiff declared. “It establishes that the Trump campaign welcomed the Russian interference because it expected to benefit electorally from the information stolen and released through the Russian effort.”
After claiming that most Americans believe the supposed actions between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 election cycle “constitute plain evidence of collusion,” he had to admit that special counsel Robert Mueller didn’t actually find any evidence of that.
And he was never going to because it was a fabricated narrative.
“Nevertheless and contrary to the president’s often-repeated mantra and many misrepresentations of the attorney general, the special counsel reached...
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