Mike the Usurper wrote:

ibenez wrote:

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon (search) on Wednesday gave the go-ahead to begin full-rate production of the V-22 Osprey (search), the hybrid helicopter-airplane that the Marine Corps considers vital to the future of its air fleet.

If you havn't seen one of these things convert in mid-air, it's a sight to behold.

I'll agree, it's cool but, as that "bestion of liberal thought" the Cato Institute (yes, that was sarcasm, the Cato Institute is about as conservative as it gets) put it, "In short, the V-22 Osprey is an albatross around the Pentagon's and taxpayers' necks. The program should be terminated." See more of their commentary on this here.

I prefer to listen to the military. The Marines want this, and I for one am willing to pay taxes to give it to them. For that matter, anything the US Military wants, I am willing to give - so screw the CATO Institute and the conservatives. I tend to side with conservaties more because they want to spend less ( or .. shit, at least they used to ) ... but spending less on the military is stupid - spend more more more.

They are supposed to order like 490 of these.. I say give them 1000.

RE: FOXNews.com - U.S. & World - Pentagon Approves Osprey Production