Shooting is Fun-damental!

From Salon:

Lt. Gen. James Mattis, a career infantry officer who is now in charge of developing better ways to train and equip Marines, made the comments Tuesday while speaking to a forum in San Diego.

According to an audio recording, he said, "Actually, it's a lot of fun to fight. You know, it's a hell of a hoot. ... It's fun to shoot some people. I'll be right up front with you, I like brawling."

Right here in my home town, folks! Nothing like Mars richocheting off a conjunction with Pluto and careening through the last degrees of Sagittarius to make a military man stick his foot in his mouth. Well, at least he was being honest (sadly enough).

In other news: If you don't subscribe to Bill Herbst's newsletter, you may have missed his latest, in which he explores Pluto in Sagittarius with great insight and sagacity. It's a good read.