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Navy Blue Angels Fly Into Era of Budget Questions
PENSACOLA NAVAL AIR STATION, Fla. (AP) — The Navy’s Blue Angels have been thrilling audiences for more than six decades with their acrobatic flying in fighter planes, but a new era of federal budget worries and proposed deficit cutting has some inside and outside the military raising questions about the millions it costs to produce their shows. Some want the popular shows grounded and some readers of the Air Force Times newspaper — most of them active or retired service members — recently listed… (www.salon.com) Mehr...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I like to see both Air Force and Navy demo teams keep flying. At least I know where my hard earned money is going too!
When we stop sending Egypt over a billion dollars every year we might think about it....
Agreed, stop sending aid to other countries. Fix what you need to at home before you fix the world....hopefully one day those associated with the liberal side of politics will realize this.
Since Congress only has an approval rating of 9%, I say lets cut their salaries enough to pay for both aerial demonstration teams, the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds. I get far more satisfaction watching either one than watching these morons in Washington...ALL of them. If this funding gets cut, maybe the final performance by both teams would be to strafe Capitol Hill...
@ Tim. Nobody likes the Blues more than I do. Used to be an F14 driver. Yes, I realize they are 18s. But your read of politics is really quite comical. "Liberals" did not start a dumb war with Iraq that has cost over a TRILLION bucks. And many a good young life. You likely don't know math. Let me help. A trillion is a THOUSAND billions that went to Egypt. You want to be pissed about money going to foreign counties, start with your boy Bush. Ducked his own war in Vietnam and couldn't wait to waste precious dollars and young lives. I don't believe he is a "liberal".
A correction for you Don. Insane radical Muslims started a war with the United States. George Bush answered the call, and Barrack Obama saw it to the end. Well, almost the end. President Bush, flew single seat, single engine fighters defending the our southern boarder. Anyone who drew flight pay knows the danger of being in an old technology jet at night, over water. I don't think that can be classified as a "duck". That would be equivelent to saying guys flying Med cruises, ducked duty in Viet Nam.
All of ya'll have good points. Nobody has been perfect that has been up there but Tim makes one valid point. Let's stop giving it away and take care of the home front first, THEN, if there is any leftover, help them. I personally am tired of helping every little 3rd world country that comes along and in gratitude they turn around and kick our ass on something or otherwise thumb their nose at us. IMHO
Wayne, I couldn't agree more!
Um, perhaps you don't remember, but it is widely accepted that Bush II did little to nothing during his time in the Air National Guard.
And please don't pretend that flying around in Texas constitutes "defending our southern [border]."
But if by "answered the call" you mean "shipped a bunch of high school graduates halfway around the world with absolutely no plan to actually accomplish anything," then we can agree on that point.
And please don't pretend that flying around in Texas constitutes "defending our southern [border]."
But if by "answered the call" you mean "shipped a bunch of high school graduates halfway around the world with absolutely no plan to actually accomplish anything," then we can agree on that point.