Monday, March 25, 2013

Biking in the shadow of Vandenberg AFB

You and I have spent $149.5 Billion on Ronnie RayGun's Star Wars dream. Now, I have absolutely no problem with "defense" spending, so don't get me wrong.
But after all the hungry people in this country are fed, after all the homeless (vets!) have a place to live in peace, after all Americans have access to basic medical care, after every kid has a good chance to learn - THEN we should consider spending this kind of (OUR!) coin on Ronnie and Boeing's pipe dream.
The ultimate irony of all this corporate welfare spending on futuristic weapons systems that might work? (against small nations - the program's defenders freely admit that it has NO chance against an advanced enemy like Russia or China)
Boeing doesn't even pay federal income taxes to help fund these kinds of programs that they profit off. Now THAT is a HUGE tactical win for the military-industrial complex! GO Boeing! GO Congress!

We're about to head South from Oceano Dunes ORV Heaven - and everyone keeps warning us about the narrow road ahead - "we can't afford" to put a bike lane in beside the motor vehicle lane after all now can we?

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