Archive for February 22nd, 2013

Ouch: Sequestration gets personal …

February 22, 2013

The band, the football team, the honors program, hot lunches … and the Blue Angels.

Every year, a friend holds a BBQ at their home on Annapolis’ Severn River on the Naval Academy’s graduation day.

Why?

Because the Blue Angels put on an awesome show as part of the graduation ceremony.

Well, maybe not this year.

According to the Baltimore Business Journal:  Blue Angels shows in Annapolis, Ocean City are jeopardized by sequestration.

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I’m bummed … and a bit perplexed by the accounting.

The Feds claim the Navy will save $28 million.

Other than the fuel that the Angels burn, where’s the cost savings.

They’re not going to fire jettison the pilots or sell the planes, right?

Sounds like the Feds need a crash course on marginal accounting.

Thanks to SMH for feeding the bad news.

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Answer to Sequestration: pray for snow !

February 22, 2013

The news broadcasts today are talking a lot about Sequestration and Snowstorm Q.

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Let’s connect those dots …

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