Blake Powers is very concerned.
Category Archives: Political Commentary
Jazz Shaw
I didn’t know him, but I read a lot of stuff by him.
The Starliner Business Case
A discussion of potential buyers.
The Biden Doctrine
Jake Tapper
Mollie Hemingway has a long but interesting history of how the Russian-collusion hoax was enabled by CNN.
I used to think that Tapper was one of the few straight shooters there.
A Declaration Of Independence
It Was Inevitable
Hitler finds out about Trump's "Nazi" rallies in the future. pic.twitter.com/ID2NQtYQTE
— Chanah Angelica Kamen (@AngelicaKamen) October 29, 2024
Safety At NASA
Phil McAlister recalls an event from a decade ago. This was about the time that I published the book (hard to believe it’s been that long).
I’m not convinced that the ASAP contributes to safety in sufficient ratio to how it slows things down.
Harris Or Trump
Can the West survive four years of either?
For all his myriad flaws, I think we’ll be much better off with him.
[Update a few minutes later]
Related: Will Israel save western civilization?
[Update a few minutes later]
Did Israel just get permission to retaliate against Iran from a (not so) surprising source?
[October 25th update]
Since it’s become an issue in comments, I think that this X post is relevant.
I worked in the White House with John Kelly, and I don’t believe a word he says. He was a terrible chief of staff who dishonestly kept information from the President to pursue his own agenda, an unelected former military official substituting his judgment for the duly elected… https://t.co/x1kk27vie6
— Mark Paoletta (@MarkPaoletta) October 25, 2024
[Bumped]
[Afternoon update]
How to solve the problem with the military:
I’ve had a number of people ask me what I think happened that caused our senior military leadership to go from being the most respected institution in America to being a bunch of banana republic narcissistic self-serving politicos.
— Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius) October 24, 2024
There are so many ways to answer that, but I…
The Popular Vote
Could Trump win it?