Illegal Alien Healthcare Costs

Every day, illegal aliens are treated in hospitals across the country, costing American citizens millions of dollars. You will be amazed at how much these costs are. In 2007, the cost of treating illegal aliens in Florida, alone, was one hundred million dollars. The cost each year, nationwide, is well into the billions of dollars! The Federal Government is apparently not interested in sending these illegals back to their home countries for care and treatment. Something must be done to fix this. Check out this 3 minute video of testimony from one Florida hospital.

Illegal Alien Healthcare Testimony

[My thanks to Linda Klink for forwarding this to me]

B-2 Crash Video

Check out this video of the B-2 that crashed on takeoff (the second B-2 is the one that crashes). The accident investigation board determined it was the result of moisture in the sensors. As it is “fly-by-wire”, the pilots were unable to override the erroneous control inputs and ejected safely. This was the most expensive crash in Air Force history at $1.4 billion (cost of one B-2).

B-2 Crash Video

Firing the SECAF and CSAF: More Than Meets the Eye

Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, recently fired the Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF), Michael Wynne, and Air Force Chief of Staff (CSAF), General Michael Moseley. Although he acted within his rights as Secretary of Defense in doing so, it appears there may have been other reasons beside the stated nuclear incidents that were really behind this action. Both Wynn and Moseley were pressing Congress for funds to maintain the viability of our Air Force in the future. Our fleet is seriously aging, let alone in need of modernizing to prepare for future conflicts. And it takes decades to plan and develop air power. Secretary Gates has accused the Air Force (and all the Services) of "planning for the next war" as if that were a crime. Failure to plan ahead is a fatal course of action which will not become evident until it is too late.

Michael M. Dunn, president of the Air Force Association, issued a statement regarding the firing of these two men which I believe sums it up very well. Check it out:

AFA President Statement on Air Force Leadership Change