Originally Posted by
satchip
I finally got the Charmian's Letter this morning. Terrific letter and he is spot on in his arguments except one. In the end he states that the DOT is not following the President's bidding and quotes an interview passage about pro growth. On this I feel he is wrong. Make no mistake, the DOT is doing exactly what the Administration wants. It is part of the Executive Branch. The DOT is O and O is the DOT.
Maybe now some will realize what a Banana Republic government we have elected. We are on the Road to Serfdom ruled by a Neo Social/Fascist Federal Government where they either own the means of production (GM, Chrysler, big banks) or they dictate private owners how to operate (insurance, other banks, airlines, and others).
Pro Labor really means pro certain labor groups who own and are protected by government officials. Others be darned. Without healthy free markets and robust economic activity, labor cannot exist, let alone thrive. How's that Hope and Change working out for you now?
I guess this is the "new version" of a regulated Airline Industry, an industry that is heavily regulated and controlled under the guise of Anti-Trust authority while boasting about a fair unregulated playing field.
I guess it really just goes back down to the politics of the day.
The letter mentioned something about starting up a grassroots campaign, does anyone know how we can contribute to this? I'm guessing writing a letter and sending it to some of our elected officials would be prudent, but which officials? And to where ALPA, or directly to DC?