Cui bono - Latin for, "To whose benefit?"
I like this phrase. We should all remember it when we listen to a political pundit, a bureaucrat, or an elected representative. The odds are that the one that will benefit is not you.
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3/12/2008 11:03 PM
2Taboos.com wrote:
Controversy is brewing over the recent decision by the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee to award the contract for the next generation of air-refueling tanker to Airbus and Northrop Grumman. Currently the Air Force uses two tankers. The medium sized KC-135 which is based on a 50 year old platform and the ... -
3/14/2008 9:27 PM
2Taboos.com wrote:
Controversy is brewing over the recent decision by the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee to award the contract for the next generation of air-refueling tanker to Airbus and Northrop Grumman. Currently the Air Force uses two tankers. The medium sized KC-135 which is based on a 50 year old platform and the larger newer KC-10 which entered service in 1981. Originally the KC-10 was supposed to replace the KC-135 but it was not suitable for many situations that the KC-135 was. I think that one advantage of the KC-135 was it's ability to use a wider range of runways. So that ...
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