[TC Rider]

At a meeting full of war veterans in Willmar, Minn., days before his death, Wellstone told attendees that Cheney told him, "If you vote against the war in Iraq, the Bush administration will do whatever is necessary to get you. There will be severe ramifications for you and the state of Minnesota."

The Iraq resolution passed 77-23, Cheney certainly didn't need to waste time twisting Wellstone's arm.

I read the NTSB report, seemed like a pretty solid case of pilot error, poor weather and get-there-itis.

[Calvin Locke]

I read the NTSB report, seemed like a pretty solid case of pilot error, poor weather and get-there-itis.

I don't seem to see the reference to the automatic weather waiver for Congress Critters mentioned.

You know, the one that exempts Congressmen from the FAA rules for safe flying in inclement weather. The ones the peons have to follow.

Cry me a river, Mr. Thereau.

What pressure was the flight crew under? Maybe Wellstone should be charged with manslaughter?