"Harry Krause" wrote in message

Uh-huh.

Uh-huh is right. You know virtually nothing of aviation.



The point is, while there are a relatively small number of airliner
crashes each year, you cannot cite any in the last 50 years that
involved a modern US-flag airliner that crashed into a major office
building in a major US city on a bright, sunny day, other than, of
course, those involved in the 9-11 horrors.

Of course. In fact, I don't believe it has ever happened since the early
days of aviation, if at all, which of course does not mean that it
couldn't -- and if such a thing were going to occur, New York would be a
probable locus, with its mix of three major and three other airports and
likely the largest concentration of high-rises in the world.

Bush's continued reading for 6 or 7 minutes is naught but a red herring, a
Michael Moore entree. All the people with the responsibility and the
capacity to check and respond to such events were already in motion. There
was nothing additional the President - any President - could have added to
the mix except an additional reporting requirement. The only reason for the
President to make an obvious exit would have been if he were concerned with
downline political appearances. Perhaps Bill or Al would have acted thus.
Perhaps John Kerry would. Perhaps Democrats have become so accustomed to
such men that the political response is the first thought, with tactical
issues occurring only as an afterthought.