New York Times
HONOLULU (AP) -- The Air Force says a B-52 bomber with six crew members has crashed off Guam. The Coast Guard says two people have been recovered from the waters. Their condition was not immediately available.
What the hell has happened to the Air Force? They have had more troubles of late. First there was the B-52 bomber that unkownly carried nuclear warheads, then the base that sent the warheads out fails a nuclear safety inspection in May of 2008, and now there has been a 2nd crash of a bomber.
What scares me is that this degradation of the Air Force is indicative of the leadership of George Walker Bush. We have already been witness to stories about political malfeasance at the Justice Department, the cover up of global warming, and the politically motivated acts of misconduct by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Considering the current makeup of McCain's campaign staff, I doubt there will be any real move to clean out the incompetent and down right amoral political appointments of the Bush administration, which means we will see a continuation of incompetence and failure. With Obama remaining strong on his commitment of no lobbyists, there is some hope of a cleansing. Mostly because he appears to be running a top notch campaign.
In the end, the ability to bring together a good team, whether it is for a campaign, or for an administration, is the true marker of a competent leader.
What scares me is that this degradation of the Air Force is indicative of the leadership of George Walker Bush. We have already been witness to stories about political malfeasance at the Justice Department, the cover up of global warming, and the politically motivated acts of misconduct by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Considering the current makeup of McCain's campaign staff, I doubt there will be any real move to clean out the incompetent and down right amoral political appointments of the Bush administration, which means we will see a continuation of incompetence and failure. With Obama remaining strong on his commitment of no lobbyists, there is some hope of a cleansing. Mostly because he appears to be running a top notch campaign.
In the end, the ability to bring together a good team, whether it is for a campaign, or for an administration, is the true marker of a competent leader.
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