JohnnyD

They made the choice...If they didn't want it, they could have voted no. They believed the president (as did all of America) when he said that an attack from weapons of mass destruction was imminent.

True, and in some cases it is even worse than not having the ability to view our place in world. Some Texans (easy example - no offense intended) view Texas as its own country.

????? Congress voted to allow or suport the president if he decided the use of force was the best course of action. The decision was the president's.

Have a link for that? There was a bar shut down in Aurora recently for two shootings - in the parking lot.

Probably not at 8 months. It's probably a healthy baby doing fine as long as it's fed and kept warm. The baby isn't 8 months old, the mother was 8 months pregnant when she was killed and the baby was removed from her womb. The baby needs to get to a hospital. Hope they catch the bad guys and I have a feeling they will.

Tunes, naked chicks, and directions.

If they had so much of a problem with it that they couldn't pull the trigger, they wouldn't be a CEO for very long.

Dude, if that's accurate you could have gotten a 502 on the way to the orientation! That's hardcore.

Sure can make the holidays tough. As always, I'm a call away. btw - my wife is an oncology nurse if you need anything explained.

Fine, then they shouldn't be banned, because the aircraft will be safer if passengers are allowed to carry. No problem with that. As such, we will be able to trim down the security screening process and save some tax dollars. No need to respond. High and to the right. Way off topic.

Sure didn't. He ended up campaigning with Bush, which makes me wonder if he just did it out of party ties. If that is the case, I've lost a bit of respect for him.

Totally agree. The gallery owner can say what he does or does not want in his gallery. btw - is bugmenot legal? I've been wanting to read the Chi Trib and today, I'm there.

I will stipulate to this line of thinking because it is one of those things that no amount of proof to the contrary will ever change your mind. You have not tried to bring any proof, only opinion.

What is painfully obvious is that you made an assumption and said that weapons on aircraft are bad. FAM have weapons, several crew members at my work are armed. You spouted something without facts based on a personal feeling that had no basis in the real world. You now claim that it is common sense. Using your same logic police should not carry weapons. Like it or not bad guys are going to fiqure out ways to get weapons on Aircraft. I see no problem with allowing Crew Members to carry in a lst ditch effort to protect the cockpit. I see no problem with FAm having weapons. Hell if a few folks that had CWP were allowed to have firearm on the plane 9/11 might not have happend. Kennedy here is one that you might be able to find...Were there arny CWP holders on the 9/11 aircraft? FAA regs require them. But they are not perfect. Why not protect the cockpit with trained personell? I will stipulate to this line of thinking because it is one of those things that no amount of proof to the contrary will ever change your mind. That said, I believe there should be no gray area here. If you are in favor of allowing weapons on commercial aircraft, fine. I would propose that we quit spending the mountains of tax dollars trying to prevent weapons from being on planes, because as you said, it is not possible to keep them off. This should include any passengers who would normally qualify to carry a weapon as well. As such, we could eliminate the security screening process as it is and streamline it to only detect bombs. I think knowing that the plane may or may not be full of weapons would be a pretty good deterrant to a potential hijacker.

reg is required for the NYT article. could you paste it?

This is censorship (or attempted) because a politician is trying to get a baker to remove a picture he doesn't like from the baker's stand. On the baker's stand, he can put up a picture of anyone he wants to and no one has the right to tell him to remove it.

Probably just spouting. I know common sense isn't common, but I do give the benefit of the doubt in matters that are painfully obvious. I wouldn't exactly call it allowed if a passenger tried to board while carrying and was arrested. If I am not mistaken, some countries have sealed cockpits. At least that was the case on the few international and foreign commercial flights I've been on. That concept seems like a no-brainer to me. I can think of no reason why we shouldn't have that as well.

No. The job of the TSA is to keep the plane safe. Right, and a large part of that entails preventing weapons from being on the plane. Wrong. Weapons do not necessarily make a plane less safe. You said so yourself by advocating Air Marshals. If we can seal the cockpit and prevent weapons from being on the plane, Air Marshalls would not be necessary. FWIW, I know a few and I wouldn't trust them to change a flat tire on my Jeep let alone engage a hostile target in the body of an airplane full of screaming tourists. (No offense to current AMs out there) If "weapons do not necessarily make a plane less safe", why are they prohibited? The answer is that they make the plane less safe. To truly ensure safety, I think you need to go to one extreme or the other. Either everyone is allowed to carry or no one is.

No. The job of the TSA is to keep the plane safe. Right, and a large part of that entails preventing weapons from being on the plane. The pilots should be sealed in the cockpit before passengers board and the door should remain locked until all passengers exit. Air marshalls can worry about the passengers during the flight.

If McCain wanted Bush to be re-elected, why not support him publicly?

Isn't the entire purpose of the TSA to _prevent_ weapons from being on the plane? Seems like a really poor idea to me.

WTF? McCain blasts the administration before campaigning starts, gets all cozy during the campaign, then proceeds to blast them again after the election. I don't get it. The policies toward Iraq are the same as they have been for years. What am I missing here?

Some people put their occupation in their profile.

It makes me extremely happy to see those who deserve to die do so. Terrorists, murders, enemies of my country etc.... You will always see me smile and become happy when those people die. Anyone calls me Francis, I'll kill ya.

If you're interviewing in the hospital, I would not go in there looking like a CPA (which get all the girls anyway ). Everyone there will wear scrubs and it is a given that you better be a roll your sleeves up and prepare to get waist deep in some gross stuff kind of guy. I suit may subliminally present a bit of reluctance to that type of work. Don't wear cologne. Hospital staff is generally not allowed to and they may pick up on the fact that you're wearing it right away. Dress nice and wear a watch that you wouldn't be afraid to wear to work in the hospital. Don't be afraid to talk (but don't ramble) about how you take of your grandma. That is very relevant to the job. Good luck and don't forget to smile.