London Burning

Could this be the U.S. in 6 months? This is what happens when the FSA (Free shit Army) doesn’t get what they want. Of course the British left blames the government as the cause because of their austerity program.

Light bulb vote

Today the light vote bulb vote failed to get enough of the Democrats to cross over an help kill this CFL mandating nightmare. At the end of the day the people who are screwed are thier low income constitutes and the manufacturing plant that are closing down and moving to Chine and their lax environmental laws and cheaper labor.
Good job Donkeys!

Gov. Moonbeam

Time to start blogging again as the world melts down but first some pics.
Classic on Mooonbeam from CA. CA my prediction for first state to default. What happens here, Ill, and NY will help show what happens when the Fed defaults and it will. Check out Jim Rogers on YouTube for more info.

Pic Of The Day

Nothing better than a Phabulous Phantom. I miss their howl as the come in on approach.

Teleprompter

OMG, I just heard the inventor of the teleprompter passed away today.

The President is at a loss for words.


My thanks to Nash Rambler on this magnificent comment

Pic of the day

When I see shots like these I'm always impressed by aircraft maintainers like I was for the great majority of my career. That's why when I read article in Air Force link obviously written by office paper pushers my blood boils. They have no idea what it is to actually work for a living.

F-22

I wondered why the AF used B-2's but not the F-22 in Libya. I'm not going to speculate but then I found this poster. It pretty much sums up the wholf F-22 program.

Chow Time

What is cuter than little pigs?

For the 50

John 15:13

Greater love has no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

Or for millions of friends in this case.

If its true what the breathless reporters say these folks have picked a dose of radation.

Libyan Air Force Jets Defect

Two Lybian Air Force jets flown by LAF Colonels, flew low level and defected to Malta with both pilots requesting political asylum. The Middle East and Northern Africa is on fire and the One ans Shillary sit on their hands. Nice to have amateurs in charge.

Nellis Eagle

(U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)

On War

Poet Ed Sissman wrote many years ago commenting on what happens to a man that missed his chance for war:

Men past forty
Get up nights, look out at city lights
And wonder
Where they made the wrong turn
And why life is so long

I’ve thought about these lines and I’m thankful that I had a chance to serve in the greatest Armed Force on the face of the earth and know that when called we all did our duty.

KC-10

I did not know it but Jan 17 was the 30th anniversary of the KC-10 in the service of the USAF. These are wonderful aircraft, I have been fortunate to deploy in them on a few occasion and they offer the seating in comfort up front for the deploying maintenance crew and space in the back for all of our pallets. Plus they refueled the F-15's enroute to our TDY location. They also have enjoyed over the years the highest fully mission capable rate in the Air Force. By far one of the few things that the Air Staff has gotten right, to bad the didn’t buy more.

South Koren Navy 1 Pirates 0

Hat Tip ARES

Earlier this week South Korean Special Forces from the ROKN destroyer, Choi Young assaulted the highjacked freighter Samho Jewelry in the Arabian Sea. Commandos scrambled up a ladder onto the ship; aboard which Somali pirates were armed with AK assault rifles and anti-tank missiles. 21 hostages had been rescued, eight Somali pirates killed and five assailants captured.
This was the first takedown of a ship at sea that had been captured by the Somali pirates since the Russian navies successful mission last fall , Great job by the RoKS . Check out the second photo, the pirates don’t look too happy

Photos: Republic of Korea Navy

Quote Of The Day

“Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink. P.J.O’Rourke