I'd say the odds are about 60/40 it's an election year gimmick. Time to scare
up and excite the base, etc.
Walt
--
"Anything more than 500 yards from
the car just isn't photogenic." --
Edward Weston
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> I think you are probably over gloomy about the situation, Garth. No
> government is going to put its airlines out of business. The tail
> doesn't wag the corporate dog.
>
> The current mess at the airport seems more for political consumption
> than anything else, especially when you consider that freight carried
> in the hold of the airplane is still unchecked, at least here in the
> US, and no real discussion of that. What is the difference if
> something goes off in the passenger compartment or in the hold of the
> plane? If airlines and shippers are being saved the cost of shipped
> cargo inspection because it is considered an unnecessary business
> expense, besides making people wonder whether there is any danger at
> all, it underscores the fact that they are not going inconvenience
> the airline business model for long.
>
>
>
> Winsor
> Long Beach, California, USA
>
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