Keep in mind the Bill of Rights isn’t a holy scrip— it’s a laundry list of warning signs that should inform you without a doubt that you are slipping into tyranny when these lines get crossed.

“What good are reading lots of books anyway? All you’re doing is gaining knowledge from a bunch of folks who had the discipline and drive to put their thoughts onto paper. I prefer to get all my information pre-processed through visual spectacle, edited and presented by network execs seeking to get ad revenue.”

“Erik, how many times have I told you: Stop drinking out of the gravy tub!”

It took you four years to install it?

The Albatros D. III was the most beautiful fighter to take to the skies.

I think that was the plan: buy one or two examples of a Russian Sukhoi, then ten years down the line the Chinese are selling an identical machine at cutthroat discounts.

“Coming back alive from any drive in any kind of vehicle, anywhere, I think is pretty much a huge plus.”

Probably asked if they could fly the plane right past Trump Tower for a photo op.

Now that’s what I call a dead stick...

“Attention, people of America. We are a band of international terrorists who have captured your vaunted Air Force One and taken as prisoner your President Trump. If you do not submit to all our demands, we will have no other choice but to turn the controls over to him!”

(psssst) You should have gone with: “Your mother appreciated the rocket I sent her up in last night!”

How exactly does one lose a defamation suit with no falsehoods involved? I was told that the truth was the first and foolproof defense against defamation.

What I am saying is that nobody understands what the trillion dollar price tag bandied about by bloggers, commenters and journalists everywhere actually represents. More than that, many seem actually happy about it because it gives them the means to misrepresent the issue as a way to attack it.

What if that is the runway, and they’re not parked?

Everyone says the F-35 is designed to replace the F-16, F/A-18, and AV-8B.

Amtrak’s gonna need $132 billion to do the equivalent costs being applied to the F-35 program, if you want to be fair about it.

The Lincoln is already configured and fielding the birds. I assume they’re being used to train/evaluate operations.

Daily driver is just about all it’s good for. Without drop tanks or aerial refuelling, you’ll have to stop for a fill-up on the way back to work every single day.

It’s not about materials, it’s about structures. Stuff’s got to flex and bend in order to accept the loads, and that movement is what contributes to the fatigue.

Counter counter counter(?) point: No F-35 has forward-flight thrust vectoring.