WTF? MSNBC says it's true! Bush ELIMINATES Sky Marshals AFTER warning!

[ElementaryPenguin]

Here it goes! We're getting set up for a 9-11 sequel BIG-TIME!!!

http://www.msnbc.com/news/945774.asp

[Merlin]

1. Scream this from the bloody rooftops. Bush is INSANE!

What in **** is going on?

[kayell]

2. Grrrrrrrrrrrreat

I've got to fly across the country today. I feel really secure now. Thanks *.

added: Wow, I'm over a 1000!

[molly]

3. If you were in his position and the truth about it all

were about to explode - what would you do? Go for broke?

I am really scared - someone needs to stop this!

[kayell]

5. I'm pretty sure that I wouldn't do whatever it is that * has planned

since I'm not a sociopathic murderer.

[RedSock]

7. and what is the reason?

"...The decision to drop coverage on flights that many experts consider to be at the highest risk of attack apparently stems from a policy decision to rework schedules so that air marshals don’t have to incur the expense of staying overnight in hotels."

Yes so that air marshals don’t have to incur the expense of staying overnight in hotels.

Un-f*cking believable!!!! You can't make this shit up.

[underpants]

10. Are you a US Air marshall?

No...but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

IF only we had oh say $4 Billion dollars more to spend on security here at home for even a year........ oh well or more aptly oil well.

[short bus president]

4. un-f*cking-real

I can only hope the "news media" will fill the American people in on this little tidbit of *'s security genius. Anybody mailed this to Tweety yet? Bets on whether we hear about this from any of the talking heads today?

[Pavlovs DiOgie]

6. MSNBC...

They just said that because they reported the story, the marshalls will not be taken off those important flights. Finally the press is doing its job in exposing some of the BS going on and putting on the pressure to fix these problems.

[October]

11. Important flights??

"...marshalls will not be taken off those important flights..."

Who/what determines which flights are "important"?

My husband is a pilot, we kinda' think they're all important. I think most would agree here.

[cjbuchanan]

one stupid program a day

yesterday it was betting on terror attacks; today it is making terror attacks easier; what will tomorrow bring?

let's all keep our guard up.

[ElementaryPenguin]

8. Somebody please send this thing over to DEAN's people!!!

Let him make a HUGE stink immediately!! This fucking bullshit has got to stop NOW!! Are they really looking for a storming of the Bastille now!!!!

[underpants]

9. ATTENTION TERRORISTS: you have an 8 day open window

“All overnights, starting from August first through the ninth, were canceled,” an air marshal told MSNBC.com. “My told me overnights for all were being canceled for an indefinite amount of time,” said the air marshal, who requested anonymity. “The supervisors said they only had time to change schedules through the ninth.”

Brilliant.

That is the third time I've posted that.

[ZenLefty]

12. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=41531&mesg_id=41531

[Exultant Democracy]

13. Thats it, I quite,

Enough of this staying informed crap. I'm sticking my head in the sand before I go insane.

[L.A.dweller]

14. This lack of funding is stemming

from the budget deficit.
The fact that the hotel costs can't be paid for the Marshalls is really scary to me. This is worse than I thought.

:scared:

Bush has got to go!

[Ilsa]

15. There weren't very many to start with.

The odds are against us having an air marshall on board as it is. If you are hijacked, it would be a only a slight chance you could get any professional assitance on board.

But this is just ludicrous! Absolutely freaking ludicrous, that they would actually announce that they are canning air marchalls on long flights because of the hotel expense. It's obvious they don't care about anyone but themselves.