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As flight delays increase, so does the finger-pointing in Washington
Reuters ^
| April 23, 2013
| John Whitesides
Posted on 04/24/2013 5:00:36 AM PDT by Tugo
Federal officials reported flight delays at U.S. airports for a third consecutive day on Tuesday, fueling a political blame game as Republicans and Democrats accused each other of causing the furloughs of thousands of air-traffic controllers.
On Capitol Hill and at the White House, the rhetoric over across-the-board federal budget cuts known as "sequestration" became increasingly biting. Both sides tried to take political advantage - and avoid responsibility - for cuts by the Federal Aviation Administration that officials say could plague the country's aviation system during the summer travel season.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: airlines; atc; government; privatize
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Time to turn ATC private. Get Government out of this.
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posted on
04/24/2013 5:00:37 AM PDT
by
Tugo
To: Tugo
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posted on
04/24/2013 5:01:45 AM PDT
by
Doogle
(USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: Tugo
The Sequestration is an Obama operation from beginning to end.
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posted on
04/24/2013 5:03:02 AM PDT
by
Venturer
To: Tugo
My eight year-old grandson could look at the federal budget for ten minutes and find ways to cut a billion dollars that would hurt the public far less than the furloughing of air traffic controllers. Anyone who can’t figure out what Obama is trying to do is dumb enough to vote for him.
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posted on
04/24/2013 5:04:21 AM PDT
by
TruthShallSetYouFree
(July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence. Nov 6, 2012: Declaration of Dependence. R.I.P. America.)
To: Tugo
The Obama Administration is ONLY in this to
kill, maim, rape, and torture Americans.
REMEMBER: the 20,000 criminal illegal aliens released
by DHS to rape and murder Americans, were released
BEFORE sequestration even kicked in.
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posted on
04/24/2013 5:04:39 AM PDT
by
Diogenesis
(De Oppresso Liber)
To: Doogle
Scorched earth policy against the “haves”, while the “have nots” continue to prosper from our pockets...
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posted on
04/24/2013 5:04:51 AM PDT
by
Caliban
(Politics is war conducted by other means...)
To: Tugo
I’m waiting for any GOP politician to point out that even with the sequester cuts, the FAA got more money this year than they did last year.
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posted on
04/24/2013 5:05:26 AM PDT
by
Hoodat
(I stand with Rand.)
To: Tugo
Mussolini made the trains run on time.
Obama is a new kind of fascist: he knows that the real money is in ruining the industry.
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posted on
04/24/2013 5:07:23 AM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(The ballot box is a sham. Nothing will change until after the war.)
To: TruthShallSetYouFree
“...anyone who can’t figure ut what Obama is trying to do is dumb enough to vote for him.”
One thing is guaranteed.
They will vote for him again, no matter what.
He is the Progressive messiah. Their love for him will never die. He can do no evil. He can only further the “will of the people” in the face of “obstructionism” by the evil Tea Party and evil Conservatives.
Guaranteed.
IMHO
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posted on
04/24/2013 5:08:29 AM PDT
by
ripley
To: FReepers
HOW ABOUT A LITTLE HELP FILLING THE TANK!

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posted on
04/24/2013 5:09:19 AM PDT
by
deoetdoctrinae
(The Old White Flag Republicans can go straight to He// and take their pal Obama with them!)
To: TruthShallSetYouFree
Sad when our nation’s âleaderâ is prone to prepubescent temper tantrums. Even worse when so-called âadultsâ cover for his behavior.
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posted on
04/24/2013 5:17:37 AM PDT
by
Roccus
(POLITICIAN...............a four letter word spelled with ten letters.)
To: Caliban
And the White House tours that were canceled because there wasn’t money to pay Secret Service employees - well those employees ARE being paid and were just sent elsewhere.
But, all those kids who had planned for months to tour the Whiet House can take solace in the fact that at least there was money to send the obama children ‘Senior Staff’ members to Spring Break in two countries.
To: TruthShallSetYouFree
My eight year-old grandson could look at the federal budget for ten minutes and find ways to cut a billion dollars that would hurt the public far less than the furloughing of air traffic controllers. Anyone who cant figure out what Obama is trying to do is dumb enough to vote for him.Our resident expert, sky pilot, would disagree.
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posted on
04/24/2013 5:19:22 AM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: Roccus
Sad when our nations 'leader' is prone to prepubescent temper tantrums. Even worse when so-called 'adults' cover for his behavior.
don't know what hapened to first post
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posted on
04/24/2013 5:19:25 AM PDT
by
Roccus
(POLITICIAN...............a four letter word spelled with ten letters.)
To: Hoodat
My prayer is for our “IRON LADY” to emerge from the Rape of America.
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posted on
04/24/2013 5:20:55 AM PDT
by
Tugo
(Never Submit!)
To: TruthShallSetYouFree; SkyPilot
My eight year-old grandson could look at the federal budget for ten minutes and find ways to cut a billion dollars that would hurt the public far less than the furloughing of air traffic controllers. Anyone who cant figure out what Obama is trying to do is dumb enough to vote for him. Our resident expert, sky pilot, would disagree.
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posted on
04/24/2013 5:21:55 AM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: Cowgirl of Justice
And people wonder why I sold everything and moved to San Juan del Sur Nicaragua...here you have a fighting chance to live quiet,y and peacefully....
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posted on
04/24/2013 5:22:06 AM PDT
by
Caliban
(Politics is war conducted by other means...)
To: Tugo
Dem President proposes sequester. Dem Senate passes sequester. GOP House passes sequester. Dem President signs sequester into law. Dem media blames GOP for sequester.
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posted on
04/24/2013 5:23:06 AM PDT
by
csmusaret
(America is more divided today , not because of the problems we face but because of Obama's solutions)
To: Tugo
Meanwhile the government is still sending billions of dollars to terrorist countries like Egypt, Syria, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, Hamas, and the Palestinian Authority, just to name a few.
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posted on
04/24/2013 5:24:06 AM PDT
by
Westbrook
(Children do not divide your love, they multiply it.)
To: Hoodat
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posted on
04/24/2013 5:37:18 AM PDT
by
upchuck
(To the faceless, jack-booted government bureaucrat who just scanned this post: SCREW YOU!)
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