Don't blame me, I voted for the other guy. (Politics General)

But he thinks it’s affirmative action when Biden hasn’t even named anyone yet. It’s affirmative action when the only things we know is that Biden might be putting a “black” and a “woman” up for nomination.

And they wonder why many people hate politicians.

@Background Pony #5A3A

That’s not a coincidence or funny. It’s been the GQP and McTurtle’s MO for decades to pay lip service to decorum or Rule of Law so they can get media sound bites to distract from the fact they are actively undermining both.

• a British F-35 falls in the Mediterranean shortly after takeoff
• a F-35 messes up its landing on the USS Carl Vinson and ends up into the South China Sea

As for how much it’ll actually cost to build that 4.5th-generation fighter, all I’ll say is this: The F-35 was pitched to Congress and the world as a way of saving money. Today, the lifetime cost of the aircraft program, including R&D, is estimated to be over $1.5 trillion. The price of a supposedly cheaper 4.5-generation plane could easily match or exceed the F-35’s flyaway cost by the time all is said and done, though hopefully any future aircraft would still manage to offer a much lower cost per hour.

And even so, of course it’s going to be expensive, it’s the most advanced fifth generation fighter jet out there with unparalleled stealth features, advanced software and that’s just the features we know of. Fact is that if you’re looking for the most capable modern fighter jet, the F-35 is by far the winner

“I want to moderate how much we’re using those aircraft,” the general said. “You don’t drive your Ferrari to work every day, you only drive it on Sundays. This is our high end, we want to make sure we don’t use it all for the low-end fight… We don’t want to burn up capability now and wish we had it later.”

Speaking of, Maus has sold out in all forms on Amazon.