Originally Posted by Carl Spackler

The problem here is that our president (the one all ALPA leaders urged us to vote for), doesn't want things like the Blount resolution. This president doesn't want sequestration cuts coming in areas that most folks would never notice. He wants the cuts to occur in the most public and most painful areas such as ATC and White House tours. There's no president in my memory that ever tried to hurt as many people as possible, like this one is doing.

Carl

Originally Posted by Vikz09

Absolutely agree Carl. It's shamefull! If Michelle just stayed in DC 1 more time without the use of the company plane.... The savings from that 1 trip would pay for a summers worth of WH tours. That would show true compassion for all those kids instead of a day on the view.

Originally Posted by buzzpat

Agreed Carl. This is all about the 2014 mid-terms. At a time when our nation struggles to get healthy again economically, we have the administration employing tactics like canceling WH tours (which cost virtually nothing), shutting down the Thunderbirds and Blue Angels, and now slashing (theoretically) the FAA manning. It's eye wash and propaganda.

But it's germane to this industry and this forum....it will dramatically affect all of us if allowed to proceed. Shameful indeed!