The $60 million worth of Tomahawk missiles dropped on 

Syria had to be deployed because they had reached their 

Use By Date.

When Newt Gingrich recently compared Mitt

Romney with Dwight Eisenhower, was he 

suggesting that Romney a) would appoint liberal

judges to the Supreme Court, like Earl Warren

and William Brennan, b) soak the rich with a 

91% income tax rate,  and c) warn against

 the Military-Industrial Complex?

The Defense Industry is shifting campaign dollars, 

which originated as taxpayer dollars, to Republicans.  

In other words, if you are a Democrat, you are being

taxed to support Republican political campaigns.

Have you ever wondered what so-called 'conservatives' 

are trying to conserve?  Is it water, air, soil, plants, or 

animals?  Or is it white privilege, income inequality, 

corporate hegemony, and the military-industrial complex?

"Men, I, like you, am getting fucking tired---pardon my 

French---of the Military-Industrial Complex!"

These are some of the interchangeable parts other people

(not shown) use to rule the world.  For example, James

Amos, a four-star Marine general, is seen here protecting

 his private parts from a sneak attack by those (not shown)

who might, at any moment, decide that he is expendable. 

[This, of course, is just another conspiracy theory.]

Big Fan of the Military-Industrial Complex Applauds

 the House GOP's Refusal to Cut Defense Spending

Allegories for Our Time #21

Bird Deciding What to Do Next as Commander-in-Chief

of a Fossilized Cape Buffalo

[h/t:  Betsy]

Allegories for Our Time #19

Bird Deciding What to Do Next as Commander-

in-Chief of a Cape Buffalo

[h/t:  Betsy]

"Today's threats work hard at concealing themselves.

We think harder at inventing them."

"Sorry, folks, the Mission Accomplished Show for today
has been called off due to lack of interest, ha! ha! ha!
Instead, I'm standing in front of the U. S. S. Ronald
Reagan to remind you it costs $250,000 a day to keep
this carrier in service while it's docked here in San
Diego. And that's chump change compared to the
$2.5 million a day it takes to keep it afloat while
at sea. Is anybody here in the mood for a Tea Party
to protest excessive government spending and
fiscal irresponsibility? I didn't think so. Like me,
you understand that without the Military-Industrial
Complex, our economy would go, as they say, 'belly
up like a sea otter', ha! ha! ha!"

"Remember Seven Days in May, Mr. President? Well,
so long as you understand it was just a movie and
not how things work in real life, we in the military-
industrial complex will get along with you just fine."

One would think President Obama could find someone who
is not a defense-contractor lobbyist, like William Lynn, to
be Deputy Defense Secretary. But to think that way would
betray a fundamental lack of understanding of the
military-industrial complex and how it works.

American Empire #36

Military Keynesianism

Response to News That the United States Spends More

on Its Military Than the Rest of the World Combined

Brent Wilkes, convicted today on 13 felony counts,

had been warned by President Eisenhower about

the dangers of the Military-Industrial Complex.

But he just wouldn't listen.