by Matt Barr

A political Rorschach test

Keep your political compasses. I can name that tune in three notes: What was your reaction to this story?

Boeing Co. said Friday it will begin shutting down production of its C-17 cargo plane, the last to be built in Southern California, because Congress has not funded new purchases.

The decision could affect thousands of Boeing workers in four states and thousands of others employed by companies that supply parts for the C-17.

The Chicago-based company said it has told its suppliers and subcontractors to stop work on planes beyond those already on order. Boeing said it has enough orders to continue production through the middle of 2009.

1. About time the rotten, stagnant economy caught up to the military industrial complex.

2. Congress is hamstringing the Global War on Terror again!

3. I suppose it's too much to hope for that Congress is using the savings to protect the environment and lift millions out of poverty.

4. The military needs to adapt to the Islamofascist threat, and this is one unfortunate example.

5. Goddamn Bush and his wiretaps, fearmongering and heavyhanded usurpation of executive power!

6. We can look forward to more non-funding of massive cargo aircraft if the Democrats retake Congress!

7. All those people losing their jobs... but they were contributing to American imperialistic hegemony... I need to lay down.

What was yours, blog boy? Truthfully, mine was "what a brilliant way to get Congress to approve funding for more planes!"

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