As flight delays increase, so does the finger-pointing in Washington

Reuters ^ | April 23, 2013 | John Whitesides

[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.

[Tugo]

Time to turn ATC private. Get Government out of this.

[Doogle]

“make it hurt”

[Venturer]

The Sequestration is an Obama operation from beginning to end.

[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.

[Diogenesis]

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.

[Caliban]

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

[Hoodat]

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.

[ClearCase_guy]

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.

[ripley]

“...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

[deoetdoctrinae]

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[Roccus]

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

[Cowgirl of Justice]

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.

[central_va]

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.

[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

[Tugo]

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

[central_va]

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.

[Caliban]

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....

[csmusaret]

Dem President proposes sequester. Dem Senate passes sequester. GOP House passes sequester. Dem President signs sequester into law. Dem media blames GOP for sequester.

[Westbrook]

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.

[upchuck]

Bump.