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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.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: airlines; atc; government; privatize
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Time to turn ATC private. Get Government out of this.
1 posted on 04/24/2013 5:00:37 AM PDT by Tugo
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To: Tugo

“make it hurt”


2 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))
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To: Tugo

The Sequestration is an Obama operation from beginning to end.


3 posted on 04/24/2013 5:03:02 AM PDT by Venturer
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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.


4 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.)
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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.


5 posted on 04/24/2013 5:04:39 AM PDT by Diogenesis (De Oppresso Liber)
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To: Doogle

Scorched earth policy against the “haves”, while the “have nots” continue to prosper from our pockets...


6 posted on 04/24/2013 5:04:51 AM PDT by Caliban (Politics is war conducted by other means...)
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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.


7 posted on 04/24/2013 5:05:26 AM PDT by Hoodat (I stand with Rand.)
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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.
8 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.)
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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


9 posted on 04/24/2013 5:08:29 AM PDT by ripley
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10 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!)
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To: TruthShallSetYouFree

Sad when our nation’s ‘leader’ is prone to prepubescent temper tantrums. Even worse when so-called ‘adults’ cover for his behavior.


11 posted on 04/24/2013 5:17:37 AM PDT by Roccus (POLITICIAN...............a four letter word spelled with ten letters.)
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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.


12 posted on 04/24/2013 5:18:38 AM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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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 can’t figure out what Obama is trying to do is dumb enough to vote for him.

Our resident expert, sky pilot, would disagree.

13 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.)
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To: Roccus
Sad when our nation’s '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

14 posted on 04/24/2013 5:19:25 AM PDT by Roccus (POLITICIAN...............a four letter word spelled with ten letters.)
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To: Hoodat

My prayer is for our “IRON LADY” to emerge from the Rape of America.


15 posted on 04/24/2013 5:20:55 AM PDT by Tugo (Never Submit!)
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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 can’t figure out what Obama is trying to do is dumb enough to vote for him.

Our resident expert, sky pilot, would disagree.

16 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.)
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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....


17 posted on 04/24/2013 5:22:06 AM PDT by Caliban (Politics is war conducted by other means...)
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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.


18 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)
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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.


19 posted on 04/24/2013 5:24:06 AM PDT by Westbrook (Children do not divide your love, they multiply it.)
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To: Hoodat

Bump.


20 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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