Yes, I know the back story behind the Navy's plan to shoot down a wayward spy satellite starting Wednesday night. I understand why critics are claiming that this is a thinly-veiled attempt to test our missile defense system in action. And sure, I know that there's no guarantee the missile will hit its target, or if it misses, that the satellite would even hit land.

But still ... America is gonna shoot down a satellite. In space. With a missile launched from a cruiser in the Pacific Ocean.

That. Is. So. Kick. Ass.

This is like "Deep Impact" in action, though I hope this plan is a little more successful. It reminds me of a video game I played on Intellivision. It's like an episode of "Star Trek."

I only hope we see some video of this mission. Since the government is going out of its way to claim this is a one-off plan, that the rushed-to-market technology will be scrapped once this satellite comes crashing to Earth, it sure would be nice if they could get a little camera in the cone of that SM-3 warhead. They can do that, can't they?

I mean, they're shooting down a satellite. In space. With a missile.

The Pentagon's press secretary says this operation will cost between $30 and $40 million. China and Russia aren't pleased, though China should probably pipe down, since it did the same thing last year with less than spectacular results.

But considering half of the 5,000-pound, bus-sized satellite would hit Earth somewhere, if we don't shoot it down, it's probably a good idea to give this plan a whirl.

You know I love a good conspiracy theory, and I wouldn't put it past our government to take this unique opportunity to test its missile defense system while the rest of the world sits idly by.

But let's just put that aside right now. We're gonna shoot down a satellite. In space. And it's gonna totally kick-ass.