Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck, A/K/A Dolt-45,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset., A/K/A P01135809

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Defense Budget for FY2010

"On what planet is a `4% spending increase' a 'huge cut'?" -- Jon Stewart

For some reason, they split the piece up into two:

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c
Full Metal Budget
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The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c
Military Budget Cuts
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If you have not paid much attention to how Congress deals with military spending, you really should watch it this time. Of all the concerns reflected in the DoD budget that any Congress in recent memory has passed, what the armed forces really need in order to do their job is very far down the list. If a very powerful Congressman or Senator had a factory in his state that produced the Curtiss Jenney, the Air Force would still be flying them.


2 comments:

Marc said...

But if we were still making Jenneys, we'd have a lot more pilots flying planes than desks. Plus, on a cost-per-plane level, I'm sure the parts and maintenance would be a heck of a lot lower than the F-22. What's not to like? :)

Cujo359 said...

True, Marc. You don't go as fast, so it's probably a lot safer.

The Pentagon budget has become absurd. We spend almost twice our GDP relative to our allies, and they have most of the other large militaries in the world.

It seems unlikely that it will be cut during wartime, but it should be soon. It's by far the largest bit of discretionary spending.