I turned 18 just over two weeks before Carter was elected. I didn't vote for Carter, or Ford, I voted for the Libertarian candidate, forget his name. I have voted third party numerous times, and it's time to permanently do that, down the ticket. I have my eye on, what I believe, to be the best party for us going forward, The Constitution Party. Maybe that's where I'll start 2025.
I don't like to judge people in a religious sense, but I sincerely hope ol' Jimmah repented of his earthly sins and made peace with his Creator, as he claimed to be a devout Christian. Otherwise, I think he is becoming quite familiar with the scent of sulfur and ash.
No, I went the other direction, to Sheppard. I know I tested higher in electronics than mechanics and they tried everything to get me to switch to focus on that, but I wanted to be connected to the aircraft itself, not just parts of it. Looking back, that was probably a big mistake given the electronic future we were about to be thrust into, but I made my decision and I don't regret it.
The Big Idea in all things happening is whether The West is terminal; it's targeted for destruction, committing suicide and all the rest with great success. The question is, just how many of us will be around in 1 year, 10 years, 50 years?
Will there be a renewal? If so it will be a Phoenix rising only after the fires burn. Or will our children's children be on the run, living in zoos as remnants of near-extinct species, or will we be gone?
The seriously frightening part is they might finally get around to the Article 5 idea, seeing how badly they've drawn away from the Constitution, but that's no answer. If we don't firmly reestablish ourselves within our culture and defend it, there won't be anything left of Americans, except as an epithet, in 20 years.
The military is following in a long line of those who are willing to prepare for the last war all over again. Battleship admirals. The head of the Ordnance Department who refused to test the "Lewis Gun" light machine gun because it wasn't their invention. A year or so later, the US Army observer who, after watching one fired from a Wright Biplane said "Who'd ever want to fire a machine gun from and airplane anyway".
DUH!
The Nagorno-Karabakh war should also have been a wake-up call. There was even a book about it "7 Seconds to Die: A Military Analysis of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War and the Future of Warfighting". Some people were listening, but not at the Pentagon.
Ditto- no tears being shed by me.
I turned 18 just over two weeks before Carter was elected. I didn't vote for Carter, or Ford, I voted for the Libertarian candidate, forget his name. I have voted third party numerous times, and it's time to permanently do that, down the ticket. I have my eye on, what I believe, to be the best party for us going forward, The Constitution Party. Maybe that's where I'll start 2025.
Let’s also not forget how much he expanded government with new agencies.
Between him and Nixon, they inflated the government exponentially.
I don't like to judge people in a religious sense, but I sincerely hope ol' Jimmah repented of his earthly sins and made peace with his Creator, as he claimed to be a devout Christian. Otherwise, I think he is becoming quite familiar with the scent of sulfur and ash.
"I know everyone wants everything from him, an impossible expectation to begin with."
This is a very important point; the perfect is the enemy of the good.
BTW, I was an AFSC T32551 in the late 70's. By any chance did you lass through Electronic Principles Branch at Chanute for training?
No, I went the other direction, to Sheppard. I know I tested higher in electronics than mechanics and they tried everything to get me to switch to focus on that, but I wanted to be connected to the aircraft itself, not just parts of it. Looking back, that was probably a big mistake given the electronic future we were about to be thrust into, but I made my decision and I don't regret it.
The Big Idea in all things happening is whether The West is terminal; it's targeted for destruction, committing suicide and all the rest with great success. The question is, just how many of us will be around in 1 year, 10 years, 50 years?
Will there be a renewal? If so it will be a Phoenix rising only after the fires burn. Or will our children's children be on the run, living in zoos as remnants of near-extinct species, or will we be gone?
The seriously frightening part is they might finally get around to the Article 5 idea, seeing how badly they've drawn away from the Constitution, but that's no answer. If we don't firmly reestablish ourselves within our culture and defend it, there won't be anything left of Americans, except as an epithet, in 20 years.
The military is following in a long line of those who are willing to prepare for the last war all over again. Battleship admirals. The head of the Ordnance Department who refused to test the "Lewis Gun" light machine gun because it wasn't their invention. A year or so later, the US Army observer who, after watching one fired from a Wright Biplane said "Who'd ever want to fire a machine gun from and airplane anyway".
DUH!
The Nagorno-Karabakh war should also have been a wake-up call. There was even a book about it "7 Seconds to Die: A Military Analysis of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War and the Future of Warfighting". Some people were listening, but not at the Pentagon.