You know, the F-35 controversy is getting super loud right now, with all the talk about Iranian fire and questions about air dominance, and I mean, it's easy to think that's just... over there, right? Far away. But then you think about Boeing, our Boeing, and it just hits differently, for sure.

I mean, we're the aerospace city, aren't we? Even with all the tech money coming in, Boeing is still in our bones, still part of the identity of Mukilteo and Everett and all those communities that have built these incredible machines for generations. And when you hear about an F-35 being damaged, it’s not just some abstract thing. It makes you wonder about the engineering, about the people who pour their lives into these projects, the ones who went to Raisbeck or studied at UW, who live in West Seattle or Bothell. It’s a gut check, I think, for everyone here who remembers when Seattle meant planes, not just apps. It’s like, are we still at the cutting edge? Can we still build the best? The questions about these planes, it just makes you look at the skyline and wonder about our own future, you know?

That's Seattle — Rainier's out, everything's forgiven.

Catch the whole crew getting into this on the Morning Wire, mornings.live.