I’m out of profundities and tributes. I have very little to add to the discussion of the remembrance of this day. Except, that is, for a deep sense of dread at the state of our nation’s defenses, her readiness and her willingness. I’m appalled at the pervasive mendacity, mediocrity, and– here’s the only word for it– shit-headedness of the vast majority of our political leadership. Preposterous non-entities. (There’s not much good to say for a large swath of the military leadership, either.) When you have a man who is charged with the readiness of two of the armed services and all […]
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