We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2007 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_23_sep.html Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:18:30 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2008 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Open post for those with something to share, updated through the day. New, complete posts come in below this one. Note: If trackbacking, please acknowledge this post in your post. That's only polite. You're advertising here, we should get an ad at your place... ********************************** Jesse MacBeth, poseur, felon, jailbird. His apology is hard to take, at least for me. I'm just lacking the charity gene, I guess. H/t, Kevin. Over at Stop the ACLU, this crie-de-coeur from a college newspaper editor: ...it is my sincere hope that our readers understand our intentions were not malicious. Translation: "Waaaaaaah! I was... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_23_sep.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_23_sep.html Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:52:01 -0600 I am sorry they didn't throw the book at him - defrauding the VA system for benefits he didn't earn (taking some piece away from deserving Real Vets) alone deserves more than that. 5 months is almost an insult. Except it's better than nothing, I guess. His apology, however, means less than nothing - he's a proven liar, so his word is worthless. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_23_sep.html#comment-64835 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_23_sep.html#comment-64835 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:26:28 -0600 I guess the apology is a good thing. His actions were more serious than 5 months IMO but that's the way the lawbook crumbled I suppose. What annoys me is that this is still war. If this happened in WW2 I don't think he'd be doing 5 months. A sign the US legal world doesn't take it very seriously I suppose. However it's nice it's come out. Reminds people that just saying someone kills babies for breakfast doesn't mean it actually happens. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_23_sep.html#comment-64813 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_23_sep.html#comment-64813 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 18:10:09 -0600 You've ruined my day. Well! My work here is done, then. Yer day's really purty fragile, ainnit?]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_23_sep.html#comment-64810 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_23_sep.html#comment-64810 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:41:40 -0600 You've ruined my day. Well, I won't be the one to spoil it completely for you by telling you who wins... ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_23_sep.html#comment-64808 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_23_sep.html#comment-64808 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 15:16:25 -0600 I'd be interested in seeing the transition from forward flight to hover on the F-35. Betcha the test pilots *aren't*. It's gonna involve a seriously nose-high attitude, shooting to a point-in-space and then sinking until it gets into ground effect. All without rotor blades. *Bad* idea, in my opinion. Or not...]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_23_sep.html#comment-64805 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_23_sep.html#comment-64805 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:03:07 -0600 "The War" is a *Magnificent Failure*???? I am so bummed. I was really looking forward to this. I followed the link and read the whole review. He wants us to watch it anyway and I will. I just wish I hadn't seen this. Good job Donovan! You've ruined my day. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_23_sep.html#comment-64802 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_23_sep.html#comment-64802 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 13:40:19 -0600 I'd be interested in seeing the transition from forward flight to hover on the F-35. The tailhook is cute, though. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_23_sep.html#comment-64800 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_23_sep.html#comment-64800 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:52:16 -0600 Been there, done that. Remember me telling you guys that shrink who lived with us for a while said we weren't quite sane by *anybody's* definition of the term? *grinnn* That pic shows one of the reasons he came to that conclusion. Mortar, Air Delivery -- aka, "The MAD Bomber." ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_23_sep.html#comment-64797 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_23_sep.html#comment-64797 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 09:56:23 -0600