Getting His Way
The last line of defense — the only defense we have remaining, now that checks and balances to executive power are gone — is our vote.
"No matter how cynical I get, I can’t keep up.” — Lily Tomlin
You really never leave
The last line of defense — the only defense we have remaining, now that checks and balances to executive power are gone — is our vote.
Reminding service members they swore an oath to the Constitution, not to any particular president and commander-in-chief, and that they shouldn’t obey illegal orders, can get a little tricky.
For Veterans Day 2025, I’m updating and recycling a post from 2017.
My memory may be faulty, but wasn’t Dick Cheney a decent enough guy before he went to work as George W. Bush’s VP in 2001?
I recently sat for a three-hour Zoom interview with Robert Hoeting, a Dutch friend who follows my blog. He’s starting a podcast featuring pilot interviews and our talk is the first installment: the subject being my experiences in the U.S. Air Force and flying the F-15 Eagle. We covered a bit of my personal history as well, stories I haven’t shared with anyone in ages.
I recently sat for a three-hour Zoom interview with a Dutch friend who follows my blog, Robert Hoeting.
“Well, that was predictable.”
There. Now you know why Air Force fighters have tail hooks.