[Travis McGee]

Now they're all unfire-able federal employees with an iron rice bowl union contract, so you know how THEY'RE all going to vote for the next 30 years.

The fact that our govt 6 months after 9-11 will STILL not trust ex military commercial airline pilots with pistols tells me all I need to know about what they really think about us peasants.

But they'll assign F-16s to shoot down errant jetliners and kill all aboard, that's okay, the F-16 jockey is a current govt employee.

[piasa]

This takes a long time to load but it is worth it for a grin. I think the captain found a new way to swab the decks.

[hoosierham]

I love how the F-16s are called "escorts"....

Suicide is for the enemy, not for Americans.And the freedom-hating, anti-constitution head of the FAA and Homeland Defense don't want the CITIZENS too be armed.