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Matt Drudge has a brilliant picture of an ocean liner about to capsize with the caption “Gallup Sees Tidal Wave,” in a scene reminiscent of the classic 1972 disaster movie The Poseidon Adventure (the still may be from the film itself). I’ve frequently compared the Obama presidency to the Titanic, but perhaps an analogy with the fictional doomed SS Poseidon might be more apt, considering the scale of the Tsunami about to hit Washington on November 2nd and flip Congress upside down. Gallup has another devastating poll which makes extremely grim reading for the White House today. Gallup’s polling shows...

Boeing Co. said it’s completed a series of tests of its new P-8A Poseidon anti-submarine airplane in Seattle, with tests being described as “a major milestone.” The U.S. Navy is slated to buy 117 of the maritime and patrol aircraft, which are derived from a 737 fuselage. Spirit AeroSystems Inc. in Wichita makes most of the 737 airframe. The P-8A aircraft contains sophisticated detection equipment and weaponry that are designed to find and sink submarines that could threaten aircraft carriers. The complete P-8A program will be worth more than $40 billion. The airplane that Boeing tested in Seattle was subjected...

Final assembly starts on the first of Navy P-8A Poseidon planes that could be Renton's last 737s Although The Boeing Co. lost the competition to supply air-refueling tankers to the U.S. Air Force, it still has one major military aircraft development program in the works.Starting next year, it will deliver the first of what could be more than 100 737s, modified with bomb bay doors and weapon pylons under the wings, to the U.S. Navy. Over the next decade or more, the P-8A Poseidon will replace the aging fleet of prop-engine Lockheed Martin P-3 Orion planes that have been used...

I am pleased to announce that the Government has given first pass approval for AIR 7000 Phase 2 – a $4 billion project for Defence to acquire a manned Maritime Patrol and Response Aircraft (MPRA). The manned MPRA, in conjunction with the Multi-mission Unmanned Aerial System being acquired by Defence under AIR 7000 Phase 1, will replace the capability currently provided by the AP-3C Orion. The AP-3C Orion is planned to be retired in 2018 after over 30 years of service. First pass approval has been granted to allow Defence to commence formal negotiations with the United States Navy (USN)...

We've got a couple of new TV shows we're looking at on this Blog post. We're reviewing Fox's newest comedy entry "The Wedding Bells". Also, a movie review of the TWO movies depicting the sinking of the mighty ship known as the Poseidon. Hint...the newer version "POSEIDON" not as good as the older "The Poseidon Adventure", even with newer and improved special effects of our day. And a few Pop Culture Tidbits including a Leprechaun handing out speeding tickets?

A controversial proposal to build what would be the largest desalination plant in the nation along the Huntington Beach coastline was approved early today after months of raucous debate. The Huntington Beach City Council voted 4 to 3 to approve permits for Poseidon Resources Corp. to build a $250-million desalination facility next to the AES power station on Pacific Coast Highway at the city's southern edge. The desalination plant would produce as much as 50 million gallons of fresh water daily by tapping ocean water already pumped into the power station to cool the huge electrical facility. The plant still...

LOS ANGELES, California (Hollywood Reporter) -- After a long search, Wolfgang Petersen finally has a crew for his big-budget remake of "The Poseidon Adventure." Kurt Russell, Richard Dreyfuss, Emmy Rossum and Mike Vogel have boarded the Warner Bros. picture, while Andre Braugher is in negotiations to join the cast.