The actions of the collectivists and altruists in Washington resemble a dreaded phenomenon in aviation called spatial disorientation.  When outside visual reference is lost, forces unique to flight cause inner ear signals used for balance to become misleading and thus unreliable.  This has the potential to induce head spinning vertigo and severely impair rational decision making capabilities. Flight instruments offer the only representation of an otherwise invisible world.  However, each instrument displays just a glimpse of reality.  The pilot must use information gathered from all the flight instruments to accurately build a complete fact based mental image of the aircraft's position and attitude.  Improperly monitoring or interpreting just one instrument will result in the loss of situational awareness and confusion.  Those who fail to recognize their oversight will most likely experience the onset of spatial...(Read Full Post)