It's a shame. Especially with all the waste Washington does with our money, things like angels and thunderbirds actually perform a great service. The thunderbirds flew EVERY YEAR since 1953 in Cheyenne Wyoming for Frontier Days. This will be the first year in 60 years they'll miss it.
I have no problem with rules, policies, laws, etc... if they serve a purpose. even if i don't agree with it. But when the government makes all these cuts, yet, they don't retract a million dollars they gave to study sex among snails; or $227,000 to study pictures in National Geographic. Granted, some grants were given PRIOR to sequestration, but there's no reason the government couldn't have rescinded those grants. This year alone, the federal government will/has spent $140 BILLION DOLLARS on research and development. Some worthy; some not. Like why do they need to give a grant to study food menus for astronauts who some day will land on Mars.
Point is; it saddens me when the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds can't perform. But I understand sometimes we need to tighten the belt and make cuts. But is studying the length of a Duck's penis or how often snails have sex, more important than the Blue Angels, Thunderbirds, or ALL those people that will get furloughs and basically a pay cut?