Wharf Rat's Home - A Shipmate Who Never Made it to Sea.

'It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.'

Preserving a piece of US Maritime History - invaluable

The USS Olympia is a cruiser that fought in the Spanish American War in 1898 and has been preserved in Philadelphia. She's a one of a kind ship, a national historic monument, and in danger. She needs approximately $10-15 million in repairs to keep her a viable museum for years to come. If you have the resources, or connections to those resources, please consider helping. (full disclosure - there is no financial benefit to me to ask the question - we need to save this ship for posterity). Please contact me at 612-599-1935 or bdskon@fedex.com if you have additional questions.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Budget cuts could force tough aircraft choices - Air Force News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Air Force Times

Budget cuts could force tough aircraft choices - Air Force News News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Air Force Times

I will continue to say this time and again ............ no amount of cutting defense gets us out of our budget problems.

The problem is domestic spending........which is simply buying votes for politicians wanting to get re-elected. They have created a monster, and won't address the real cause of our fiscal problems, which is the US Budget is allowing too many to feed off it. And few politicians are willing to make the tough choices because of their concern about being elected again and again and again.

The left is and always will be the biggest problem ............ showing no concern for fiscal sanity. A few of them are closet socialists. Those are the people who have to be exposed, and go................now.