Sorry Mr. President, we know this is really just another stunt just like closing the White House tours.
Sequestration has struck again. The military budget was cut $3.8 billion by the sequester. The President decided the Blue Angels would be grounded saving about $28 million of the military budget cuts. That's 0.74% of the $3.8 billion. We all know he will blame the Republicans for their grounding.
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| The Blue Angels in Diamond formation. From this page on http://www.pdphoto.org. Public domain. |
We know Obama supporters are paying no attention to any of this, but we are. We are well aware you are also planning to erect a building in Afghanistan estimated to cost tens of millions (reportedly $34 million) of American taxpayer dollars while you cut these very visual things.
Check out the Blue Angel website here: http://www.blueangels.navy.mil/
Just visiting their website can give you a rush!
In the meantime, get your Blue Angel fix from the original 1986 music video "Dreams" by Van Halen.
or if you need an updated version check this one out:
I just watched these videos and couldn't help but to feel a little more American and patriotic. Maybe we've figured out the real reason the rest of their season was cancelled.
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