I wish Neal would address President Obama not by PrezBO. I find it disrespectful to the office of President as I found liberals who referred to President Bush as Bushie. Of course, Neal is an entertainer and relatively successful in this role, so perhaps I should defer to his wisdom.

I think President Bush tried to do well and did better than many liberals realizle. WMD's were found in Iraq (improperly stored, so they were not effective) and WMD development was prepared as soon as sanctions would be lifted (although Iran and Israel were viewed as more threatening targets, hence the misleading information released by Iraq... oops!). While I applaud President Bush's support for the new administration, I believe that President Bush made a large number of mistakes, most of which came from his desire to "do good" rather than doing what was right (Constitutionally or letting the generals make the decisions).

If we view talk radio as entertainment then should we limit liberal entertainment if "fairness" is applied? Then for every time an entertainment show discusses superficial discrimination (attractive entertainers) and sports lottery winners (professional athletes) then it should also provide equal time to those who succeed through hard work, good career choices and ... well, maybe that would not be quite so entertaining to the dumb masses.

Speaking of "fairness", does any adult use this word? (liberals, especially union members, don't count) Does any adult expect something to be fair? On the other hand, many liberals avoid the word "earn" and instead talk about how "fortunate" they are if they have some money.

I have to clarify the "clarification" made by Fact Checker. The article says that therer have been "zero cases in which those pilots have improperly brandished or used those guns." The incident mentioned by Fact Checker and Brian was an accidental discharge--not an instance of a pilot brandishing or improperly using a weapon. The point of the article is that these pilots are not some loose cannons in the cockpit--they are trained as law enforcement officers. While an accidental discharge is certainly dangerous, it was NOT a case of a pilot improperly firing at, or threatening to fire at, someone, which is what the article addresses.

I'm a federal law enforcement officer and carry my gun aboard planes frequently. I know I feel safer! To borrow a qoute I once heard, "An armed society is a polite society."

This posting is incorrect when it says "There are zero cases in which those pilots have improperly brandished or used those guns." There was an accidental discharge last year on a US Airways flight.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/25/national/main3965159.shtml

Actually, Neal's claim that there have been 0 incidents regarding pilots with firearms is inaccurate. March 24, 2008, a US Air pilot negligently discharged his firearm in the cockpit.

http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN2428054820080324

This is probably not the right place for this comment, but here goes. This man is so COMMON. On GMA this morning they spent an inordinate amount of time on footage of PrezBo talking about his picks for March Madness, along with shots of him playing b-ball. Give me a break. I'm sure this was aired because his ratings are tanking...you know, show the guy who is just like us. Ugh!!!

FYI For ya Neal...this comes from the Airline Pilots Association:

In stark contrast to an op-ed article in today’s edition (March 17, 2009) of the Washington Times, that claims “…President Obama is quietly ending the federal firearms program, risking public safety on airlines in the name of an anti-gun ideology,” TSA officials reassured ALPA they are committed to the FFDO program and have plans for its expansion.
TSA’s leadership immediately contacted ALPA and requested a meeting to discuss this news report. ALPA representatives met with TSA executives this afternoon and were told that TSA embraces the FFDO program, that there are no plans to reduce or restrict its growth, and that the agency fully intends to grow and expand the program.

Government representatives acknowledged that the program needs additional funding to achieve these goals, and that they are actively pursuing sources of additional funding. These funds will be used to enhance the program’s management structure and oversight, which if implemented, will address an ALPA Board of Directors security priority.

TSA is currently training hundreds of pilots each year and plans to continue to train at least that number or more into the future. The size of the FFDO cadre has grown so large that additional resources are needed to provide greater structure and oversight to this important program, which TSA referred to today as “an important layer of defense.”

“ALPA is very pleased that the TSA was so proactive in communicating its concerns to the Association and we are likewise pleased that we are able to report this good news to the membership,” said ALPA President, Capt. John Prater. “ALPA values its relationship with the TSA, and it is obvious from the way the agency handled this event that the feeling is mutual.”

That settles it for me. I've been thinking about getting a CCP (concealed carry permit) for a while now. I'm going to go get one right now while I still can, and then go buy a new Glock or two.