[FreedomPoster]

Many on FreeRepublic have wanted this Clinton hangover fired for quite some time. Like since 1/20/2001.

[Dante3]

There have been other fiascos which should have led to him being fired. Wonder why Bush has been determined to hold on to anyone this incompetent?

[CWRWinger]

Mineta's left-wing agenda is basically a hate crime against the Constituion.

[aardvark1]

More of the left's war on the 2nd amendment.

[Publius6961]

I don't know...
Initial reports have not been encouraging.

I keep thinking of that loser air marshall who pulled a gun on a planeload of passengers due to a routine unruly passenger incident and wonder.

We simply assume that all pilots are in perfect emotional and psychological health. That may be a serious error.

There used to be an old saying about "when you're up to your ass in alligators..."

[cynicom]

The fault lies with Bush. He has not the backbone to fire the man. Bush sleeps with too many current and former democrats, or socialists.

You may well believe that Mineta travels with "an armed guard" when he flies, as does Bush. For the unwashed masses, to hell with them.

[thatsnotnice]

"Secretary Mineta's opposition to arming pilots is not based in reason, but is based upon an emotional and visceral aversion to firearms in the hands of anyone but federal agents," said Capt. Tracy Price, chairman of the Airline Pilots Security Alliance (APSA).

That’s odd. Especially since everything I’ve read from the APSA centers around the pilot “volunteers” being “deputized” Federal Law Enforcement Officers.

"These figures are ridiculously over-inflated and Secretary Mineta knows it," he said. "Many highly-qualified firearms training institutions have said this training can be accomplished for less than $1,500 per pilot."

That’s also odd. The proposal that was accessible from the APSA website estimated initial costs at $1.2 billion, with an additional $200-something million yearly to maintain and oversee the program. I guess they have reached the point where they can’t remember what they want and when they proposed what. It doesn’t matter – they’ll just spout off ever-changing figures until the dupes fall for it.

[bankwalker]

"I don't feel that we should have lethal weapons in the cockpit,"

A diaper headed hijacker in the cockpit IS a lethal weapon.