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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFOUR separate aircraft news stories since yesterday afternoon:
trump cancelled Speaker Pelosi's trip to Afghanistan on a military aircraft because of the shutdown.
Hours later Melania traveled to Florida on a government aircraft.
We now see that today Lindsey Graham traveled to Turkey on a military aircraft.
FINALLY, we learned that Steven Mnuchin got a free flight from Washington to Los Angeles on a private aircraft owned by convicted felon Michael Milken.
Rod Serling couldn't put together a script for the Twilight Zone less believable as these developments!
Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)in those positions, aren't you? Seems it's just a free for all for these people sometimes.
colorado_ufo
(5,780 posts)directly in our faces.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,236 posts)Trueblue Texan
(2,473 posts)...just love to be hated. The loyalty for Trump thrives, still. They're blaming Pelosi for "trying to cancel" the SOTU. They'll believe anything faux news tells them to believe.
Submariner
(12,531 posts)that they will go on strike due to flying safety concerns in 48 hrs unless the Trump Shutdown ends.
That's a FIFTH aircraft story I'd like to see.
WhiteTara
(29,778 posts)Thanks to Raygun.
bluevoter4life
(789 posts)Only federal employees are prohibited from striking. ALPA represents pilots in the private sector and they are permitted to strike. I believe Spirit pilots went on strike a few years ago.
WhiteTara
(29,778 posts)blow up the bomb! The shutdown would end overnight.
Gore1FL
(21,243 posts)He and Drew Lewis just pulled the trigger and fired the traffic controllers.
HipChick
(25,485 posts)his staff and flight were even held up for an hour on the tarmac, because they had to wait for her to come back from a shopping trip..
dhol82
(9,369 posts)Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)Im serious.
What is up?
lostnfound
(16,237 posts)BarbD
(1,197 posts)Heartstrings
(7,349 posts)A HERETIC I AM
(24,403 posts)Yes, I know she took down her public twitter account, but still.
The day that asshole and his whole fucked up cabinet leave office should be made into a national holiday.
Hermit-The-Prog
(34,017 posts)We could have
St. Valentine's Day
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
St. Valentine's Day Liberation
all rolled together.
Bookend the bad one between two good ones for one day.
A HERETIC I AM
(24,403 posts)There should be one a month. Which one is short? March? "Redirection Day" or "Liberation from Stupidity Day" could be in March.