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October 8, 2007 at 12:42:04

Bush Shoots Down Antique Planes

by Jim Freeman Page 2 of 2 page(s)

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Laura Brown at the FAA and and Kim Bruce at Secret Service were typically arrogant about the failings of American citizens to fully check out the latest government restriction--chill, Laura and Kim--the restrictions are becoming monumental. It's really hard to know if a barbecue or outdoor wedding or antique plane fly-in might be against the rules.

The sky is falling, Chicken Little. Reconciliation might begin with lowering the paranoia and recognizing that if you can parade a president down a residential street, you ought to be able to transport him without inconveniencing 3,600 square miles of citizenry for a half-hour speech.

This FAA-Secret Service attitude of 'tough shit, read the handouts' is intolerable (or used to be) in America.

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Jim Freeman's op-ed pieces and commentaries have appeared in The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, International Herald-Tribune, CNN, The New York Review, The Jon Stewart Daily Show and a number of magazines.

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1 comments

My goal at this point in my life is to wake up the sleeping American public. Am a lowly public servant who'll likely be working til I'm 65 since universal healthcare doesn't seem to be on its way to our nation any time soon. My spare time is spent speaking out for Peace and an end to war as the solution to any problem our country sees as affecting it.
paz loveMy goal at this point in my life is to wake up the sleeping American public. Am a lowly public servant who'll likely be working til I'm 65 since universal healthcare doesn't seem to be on its way to our nation any time soon. My spare time is spent speaking out for Peace and an end to war as the solution to any problem our country sees as affecting it.

he also closes freeways and major airports for fundraisers..

On August 25th Bush visited Bellevue WA for less than 3 hours but closed down Sea-Tac Airport and the I-5 Freeway, during rush hour. This guy is so arrogant.

I feel sorry for the folks who sponsored that Fly-In. My husband has a small plane and we have enjoyed participating in events like it for years. In fact, we attended one at our local airport this past weekend. Our only excitement was seeing some great private pilots fly in formation and lots of folks taking flights on a helicopter around our beautiful valley in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains.

Bush and his cronies need to realize that they are NOT the center of the universe and others have lives to lead. It's getting so the only people who can afford to fly small planes any more are the wealthy, especially if the feds keep trying to force small, older planes to add expensive, unnecessary equipment!

by paz love (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 71 comments) on Monday, October 8, 2007 at 2:18:52 PM