Remember when President Obama gave a speech recently in Alaska? He spoke at Elmendorf AFB which is home to two squadrons of F-22 Raptors. As a result, there was a shiny new F-22 sitting in the hangar where the president was to speak.

One would think the president would be filled with pride to have his photo taken standing in front of the most advanced fighter aircraft on earth. Most presidents I’m sure would — but not this president.

When President Obama spoke to troops at Alaska’s Elmendorf Air Force Base last month, the unit there parked a shiny new F-22 fighter plane in the hangar. But according to multiple sources, White House aides demanded the plane be changed to an older F-15 fighter because they didn’t want Obama speaking in front of the F-22, a controversial program he fought hard to end.

"White House aides actually made them remove the F-22-said they would not allow POTUS to be pictured with the F-22 in any way, shape, or form," one source close to the unit relayed.

This White House literally views everything through a political lens. Yeah, he fought to end production at 187 aircraft, but does that mean he hates the ones we have? Why would you make them put an old ass 1970’s F-15 in the background instead of our newest and finest fighter aircraft? What the hell is wrong with this president?

The real kicker is that during his speech that day he praised the 90th Fighter Squadron and the 525th Fighter Squadron both of which proudly fly the F-22. Yet, he’s too much of a prick to have his photo taken in front of one.

What a jerk.

A heated battle is currently raging on Capital Hill over whether to continue funding the F-22A Raptor beyond the 187 aircraft currently budgeted.

Much to the chagrin of liberals, it’s America’s military might and technological edge that has kept this country the lone super power in the world.

The United States has the finest and best equipped military the world has ever known. Our great wealth has enabled us to develop technologies and weapons systems that are decades ahead of any other nation.

The F-22A Raptor is just such a weapons system.

Josh Painter over at Red State has an excellent piece on the F-22 debate and why the jet is so crucial to our national security.

Even if we don’t need the F-22 for our current battles, we will need it in the future. This is about maintaining our edge and staying several steps ahead of our enemies.

The F-22 is expensive, but you can’t put a cost on keeping this nation safe. Our president thinks nothing of pissing away $780 billion on phony stimulus packages, and hundreds of billions more on phony global warming, and another 2 trillion for a health care takeover.

One thing president Obama is not worried about is spending money. That being the case, we should spend money on shit that actually matters.

As an added bonus, the F-22 is in a way the first “green” fighter jet. It uses a classified new technology called “Supercruise.”

Supercruise allows the F-22 to fly at sustained supersonic speeds without using an afterburner. That means it burns significantly less fuel than other aircraft.

In fact, we should just copy the left and change the debate entirely. The F-22 is about building a greener and more eco-friendly Air Force.

The sooner the Air Force can get 1,000 F-22’s the sooner we can put a stop to global climate change.

Here’s a little taste of the F-22 in action:

-Chris Jones