We've had two serious commercial airline accidents in the US in a single month.  One was the result of a 'bird strike'.  Bird strikes can't be anticipated and are simply bolts out of the blue.  But the male pilot handled it skillfully and professionally, making a deadstick water landing in an aircraft with a 175 knot stall speed resulting to no harm to his passengers.  The latest air emergency which resulted in the crash of flight 3407 was dealt with by a female pilot in an entirely different way. 

An identical aircraft to the dash 8 which crashed into a house in Buffalo reported ice on takeoff an hour before flight 3407.   So the pilot of 3407 knew she was flying in known ice conditions.  The aircraft manufacturer as well as Continental Airlines have policy in place mandating use of manual controls when flying through known ice.   Flying in violation of these policies, the female pilot had the aircraft on autopilot at the time the aircraft lost its ability to fly and fell from the sky killing all 49 people aboard, and one victim resident of the house she slammed into.

Our country seems on a path to nationalize health care.  As is government policy, quotas must be met as to race and sex in filling jobs, no matter how critical.  I know of no one who looks forward to being treated for critical medical conditions by affirmative action doctors who may or may not be able to read and write.  Due to the details of recent air travel mishaps, and the outlook for the quality of medical care in America, is the time right to examine the real costs of 'affirmative action'? 

Having participated in this forum for some time now, I've noticed a pattern which to me begs change for the sake of efficiency.

Widely used on this blog are acronyms like LOL,BTW, etc.  I would like to make the case for the adoption and use of RIBGHH.

As is always the case when socialists engage conservatives in political dialog, the socialists soon find their arguments destroyed.  Rather than accept the obvious truth as such, most Marxists resort to a pat retort.  That is the accusation of racist, bigoted, ignorant, homophobic, greed and hatred.  No matter that often the accusation in no way relates to the issue at hand, it is still used.  That takes up 47 characters with spaces. 

Time and energy could be saved by replacing this patent rant with the more efficient RIBGHH.   It may prove more useful shortening it to R-H.  So when the socialists find themselves at a loss for rebuttal, they can simply evoke R-H when they wish to insult the commenter while turning their back on the exchange. 

You're quite welcome!!!

Should Obama legitimize his promise of change by having his Attorney General make unequivocal displays of equal protection under the law?

Recent convictions of cancer stricken octogenarians accused of crimes during the civil rights era demonstrate the power of Federal prosecution in cases with very weak evidence.  These feeble convicts, oxygen tanks in tow, marched out of court to spend their last days in Federal penitentiaries.

Obama should have his AG look into possible civil rights violations in the Mary Jo Kopechne murder case.  The greater part of legal experts agree evidence is more than sufficient for a successful prosecution of US Senator Ted Kennedy in this matter.

The specter of Ted Kennedy, shackled hands and feet, being marched out of court to spend the rest of his life in prison would go a long way in restoring the confidence of the American public in their legal system.  In addition, even in his infamy, Ted could demonstrate his willingness to accept the quality of health care he wishes for the American people. The AG should publicly assure the citizenry Kennedy will receive the same treatment as all federal convict brain cancer victims up to the very point of his death.

In fulfilling his campaign promises, Obama should take bold action.  Given, his alliances with Kennedy's power base would be weakened.  But such action would prove that Obama, as an evenhanded and righteous leader, has a sense of justice which is of greater priority to him as president, than political connections. 

            Bush and the democrat congressional leadership assured the public the bank bailout was absolutely essential and our overall economic situation would improve upon its passage. 

            All I've seen from the bailout is the big bank CEO's lean back in their $20,000 leather chairs, put their legs up on their $100,000 desks and cross them while releasing a collective 'Ahhhhhhh,,,'   Did I miss something???