Originally Posted by
nicholasblonde
All other political issues aside, I don't think anyone can argue that an Obama NMB would be less friendly to us than a McCain NMB.
One has to understand that people like Bush and McCain did not become pilots because they loved aviation...they became pilots because it was the "safest" option to avoid getting drafted for more-hazardous gound combat duty (vice going to Canada, so yeah, you can Clinton-bash here if you want). So don't go thinking McCain has some sort of camaraderie with the ranks of airline pilots just because he's got some turbine PIC in the military. This is about labor vs. corporations in a general sense, and everyone knows which party is more friendly to organized labor!
While I normally don't get involved in political debates and also don't believe that McCain's aviation background makes him airline pilot friendy I do find this statement presumptuous. I will not speak for Bush, but I don't believe McCain (son of a Navy Admiral) became a pilot to "avoid ground combat duty"....Naval Academy graduate during peacetime, volunteered for carrier based combat missions in Vietnam, refused an offer of repatriation that kept him a POW for an additional 5 years.....maybe its just me, but that sure doesn't say I can't handle the possibility of hazardous duty to me.....
With that said, none of this makes him any more likely to release PNCL to strike, but he did serve his country and for that should be respected whether he is the best choice for our personal interests or not.
W Bush...different story