What kept those cans afloat while others sank? Damage Control. Our fleet is the finest at it, bar none.

Josh: The A’s ran Pucaras, twin engine light attack craft on scene but it was rough strip capable and I don’t believe it had the legs or the teeth to threaten the fleet.

Josh again: I can vouch for the cubicles, ours (at big insurance) got smaller in 2001 and the latest craze has been what I refer to as “free range analysts”. Open environments, with a breadbox sized locker to hang your coat. No more family pictures or drawings colored by your kids hanging on the now extinct walls. Have to go to the bathroom to scratch your nose now, too unless you can find a topiary large enough to hide in.

Tcobb, Whiskey: “When the political class decides that defending their own country is obsolete or distasteful, its the sign of the End.” Yes, the end of the political class. Whiskey, what get from your posts is a message of hopeless odds and a waxing opposition. I would agree, but only as the rules and mechanics are defined today. When those rules shift, there will be a return to balance. Many things can cause that shift to occur and I don’t know what they will be, but I anxiously await the opportunity to remind the chattering classes and tax eaters who and what really makes this nation functional.