Wednesday, December 15, 2004
An $85 Million Failure
The New York Times reports the latest test of "Star Wars" resulted in "an $85 million failure." Remember this is the system Georgie has already started to deploy and thinks will "be operational by the end of 2004." I hate to break it to Georgie, but it is the end of 2004 and if the system you're deploying works only if you rig the tests, it isn't really a system. It's a boondoggle. Or a scam. Or pick your favorite adjective. So, can anyone remind me why we can afford to fund [insert your favorite social program here]? If we can blow billions on a system that doesn't work and really isn't protecting us from anything we can afford to "blow" a couple millions on providing health care to millions of Americans, or maybe funding education, or . . ..
The New York Times reports the latest test of "Star Wars" resulted in "an $85 million failure." Remember this is the system Georgie has already started to deploy and thinks will "be operational by the end of 2004." I hate to break it to Georgie, but it is the end of 2004 and if the system you're deploying works only if you rig the tests, it isn't really a system. It's a boondoggle. Or a scam. Or pick your favorite adjective. So, can anyone remind me why we can afford to fund [insert your favorite social program here]? If we can blow billions on a system that doesn't work and really isn't protecting us from anything we can afford to "blow" a couple millions on providing health care to millions of Americans, or maybe funding education, or . . ..