Someone wrote to John Gibson this afternoon, wondering why the Muslim taxi drivers won't carry passengers with alcohol (or who have used alcohol), yet they board airplanes that serve alcohol. What a bunch of hypocrites.
What I've learned about the issue here in the Twin Cities is that the majority of the airport cabbies are new to the country. They are fresh from their home country and still very tightly knit to their religion.
They work at the airport because they aren't yet familiar with all of the streets and addresses around town. It's easy to drive from the airport to an address provided with directions by the passenger. And then back to the airport.
The "pros" know the cities and how much money they can make if they just shut-up and drive. That's why the problem only exists at the airport.
Stranding folks with service dogs ticks me off even more than refusing to drive anyone bearing booze.