The state government has really started to promote this locally. It would be very good for Idaho jobs and economy. They say that it will bring 3000 new jobs to the area. From idahof35.com:

Military aviation has been in Idaho for more than 60 years, and together our two military installations provide more than $1 billion to the Idaho economy each year. Our Air Force and Air National Guard bases now are home to 73 fighter aircraft that soon will be phased out. Making sure that we replace our current planes with the new F-35 will guarantee that these bases continue to provide their high level of economic impact for the next 50 years.

Beyond these direct jobs, getting these missions will generate a critical mass of economic development in the private sector that comes from the need to support a large number of planes. For example, if Idaho was to become a maintenance depot, supporting businesses would need to be established outside the gates, creating even more jobs for Idahoans.

An open letter to Democrat politicians.

This is one of the better openers for SNL that I've seen in a while. I stopped watching it ages ago, but every once in a while I'll run across a bit posted by someone else. The SNL writers seem to have gotten over their shyness with the O-ministration.

Oh my... amazing what gets (not) tought in school.  Watch this, you will be astounded.

A vehicle at 15 mpg and 12,000 miles per year uses 800 gallons a year of gasoline.

A vehicle at 25 mpg and 12,000 miles per year uses 480 gallons a year.

So, the average clunker transaction reduced US gasoline consumption by roughly 320 gallons per year.

They claim 700,000 clunker vehicles were turned in under the program– so that's 224 million gallons / year.

That equates to a bit over 5 million barrels of oil.

5 million barrels of oil is about ¼ of one day's US consumption (0.07% or 7 one hundredths of a %).

And, 5 million barrels of oil costs about $350 million dollars at $70/bbl.

So, our government just committed the taxpayers to borrowing and spending $3,000,000,000 (that's Billion with a "B") plus interest to save $350 million.

How good a deal was that ???

 

But, they'll probably do a better job with health care, right???