Comments on: Gates Mulls Two Prez Choppers

By: DoubleL

DoubleL — Thu, 28 May 2009 15:08:11 +0000

What get’s me is that a program to purchase a handfull of helicopters will cost several billion dollars? What the…????

It isn’t like there aren’t helicopters already developed that can’t do the job. Not to mention there are AMERICAN companies that have them. And why 2 different helos? One can’t do both jobs now?

Charles is right, Gates is smokin’ something.

By: John K.

John K. — Thu, 28 May 2009 12:47:55 +0000

I know this will be off the subject but it time to say it. They throw money around like its nothing. Here is what I think. I will be 62 years old in November. I have work may entire life and had paid taxes. Its time for us seniors to have a real break. At the age of 62 years old we should not have to pay any taxes at all no matter what our income is. We have paid taxes all of our working life. Give us a damn break!

By: paul

paul — Thu, 28 May 2009 12:03:15 +0000

Trying to upgrade the fleet that he has now is like taking an old computer and trying to upgrade to todays standards of computers. It would be very costly and will have a hard time finding parts to fit without gutting the entire chopper. Lets just have a little common sense, gates, live with the brain fart and lets not waste valuable tax dollars that are already spent on the VH71 and finish at least increment #1. We can take a look at increment#2 later.

By: SHAFE

SHAFE — Thu, 28 May 2009 07:20:33 +0000

YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT IT TAKE A BILLION DOLLARS TO FIGUR OUT THAT EVERY BRANCH HAS HELOS AND HOW HARD WITH TODAYS TO HAVE A SECURE COMMO AND SEND ANY MILITARY TRANSPORT CHOOPER TO PICK HIM UP FOR THE PUDDLE JUMP TO CAMP DAVID ESCORTED BY A COUPLE GUN SHIPS ITS NOT THAT TERRIBLY DIFFICULT

By: Rhys F

Rhys F — Thu, 28 May 2009 03:45:07 +0000

Why have a president at all? Just shoot the bugger and all the IRD, SS, FBI and BATF guys, anarchy and 5th world hovels for all, no carbon footprint, no organization to build cars, drill oil or do anything more than just scrape a living out of the soil… the greenie vegan freaks would be happy at last, at least until the republic of Nothingistan invades and lines the tofu munchers up against the wall with everyone else.

By: Randy

Randy — Thu, 28 May 2009 02:25:02 +0000

heck just keep every president from now on in the White House. That should make the Secret Service happy eh.

By: MacMan

MacMan — Fri, 22 May 2009 09:42:34 +0000

Yeah buddy, change we can believe in.

By: Charles Phillips, LtCol USAF Ret

Charles Phillips, LtCol USAF Ret — Thu, 21 May 2009 14:35:26 +0000

Jimbo hits the nail on the head — we can’t afford one program so let’s have two? What is Gates taking and where can I get some of that?

Reading between the lines, the story is “We’ll have lots of new programs and lots of new money — as soon as you re-elect Barack Obama”. Like they said that we are gonna terminate the F-22 program and one of these days (after testing) we may buy lots of shiny F-35s. Of course when the day arrives to sign those checks, the deficit will be very high, the country’s infrastructure will be crumbling, there will be lots of half-completed projects…

By: jimbo

jimbo — Thu, 21 May 2009 14:03:26 +0000

im guessing if you wanted to evacuate… something really fast would be on their mind… hmmm v-22 anyone?

what i dont get is you kill a billion dollar program… only to create 2 more… wtf?! the project was complete.… Now we got to spend more R&D money to come up w/something else…