F-35 Debacle: No End In Sight

The United States Department of Defense (USDOD) is less than one-third complete with the testing process for its “next generation” of fighter jets – the various F-35 models it has been planning since 2001. Meanwhile a government watchdog group told Reuters $12.7 billion would have to be budgeted annual through 2037 to finish the project … [...]

“Pretty Up, Ladies”

Because America’s military leaders are such gentlemen, we shouldn’t be surprised to learn they are providing professional women with pointers on how to get ahead in the workplace.
“Makeup makes you more attractive,” female employees were told during a recent seminar at the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (USDIA), “don’t be a plain Jane.”
The women were also [...]

Lazenby: A Liberal Agreeing With Mick Mulvaney (This Once)

By Amy Lazenby || Today I find myself in the unlikely position of agreeing with Tea Party darling Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC). In a piece by James Rosen for McClatchy Newspapers, Mulvaney discusses his position on defense spending cuts – and he makes sense. I have previously made my position clear on the need to [...]