I may have said this in the past, but living in D.C. is to live with constant danger. There is a constant threat that we could be attacked at any time, in any way. Or at least that’s what they keep telling us when the Department of Homeland Security needs to buy more tanks. I have adapted to this by taking thorough survival notes from episodes of The Walking Dead. (Rule #1, Let children wander off all the time.)
It’s because of this terrible threat posed by terrorists, or North Korea, or something, that we need to get more creative in how we ensure that our nation’s capital is safe, and to ensure that its government is able to continue spinning its wheels. That means we need to take to the skies.
That’s why I’m glad that Washington, D.C. will be patrolled by a fleet of blimps some time next year. Continue reading The McBournie Minute: Release the blimps of war