No jumps for Paras as MoD cuts £1bn

I knew the MoD was strapped for cash but this is crazy.

No jumps for Paras as MoD cuts £1bn

Parachute training in the Army is set to be halted for four years as part of a £1 billion cost-cutting programme by the Ministry of Defence (MoD).

The proposals mean that Britain will be without a parachute-trained force for the first time since the Second World War when the Parachute Regiment was created on the orders of Winston Churchill.

Documents leaked to The Sunday Telegraph reveal that no new recruits or even serving members of the Parachute Regiment or airborne forces will be trained in military parachuting from next year until 2011. It will then take a year to get the Army's 2,500 paratroopers up to scratch.

The Devil Made Me Do It

The awesome new Thunder video.

To the women who work in my office... I hate you

From the best of Craiglist....wow!

To the women who work in my office... I hate you

Reformation Online

I believe this site is serious but I know I can't take it as that. An interesting read for sure.

Reformation Online

West Tennessee Terrorist Gets 30 Years

Why isn't this all over the news? If he had been a Muslim it would have been. A terrorist is a terrorist regardless of their religion.

West Tennessee Terrorist Gets 30 Years

Culture Shock on Capitol Hill: House to Work 5 Days a Week

Now that the Democrats will take control of the House of Representatives in January it looks like there will be a few changes. One of them is that the House will work 5 days a week while in session.

Culture Shock on Capitol Hill: House to Work 5 Days a Week

From the article; this is just too funny:

"Keeping us up here eats away at families," said Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.), who typically flies home on Thursdays and returns to Washington on Tuesdays. "Marriages suffer. The Democrats could care less about families -- that's what this says."

What makes this guy so special? Why doesn't he move his family to the Capitol to be with him. The House isn't in session 365 days a year so he can go home during the breaks. Does he think the Democrats don't have families either? What about the men and women in the military who are deployed who are away from their families for months, if not years at a time. This guy ran for office knowing that he would be working in Washington D.C. If he's not willing to put in the time required maybe he should resign or find another line of work.

Gethuman

If even a quarter of this database is correct then it's a gold mine. Definitely worth bookmarking.

Gethuman

The War of All Against All

I don't agree with Pat Buchanan on much but this is one of those times where I do.

The War of All Against All