Aviation Conspiracy: So Far So Good With Obama!!!

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#512......................................................................................
.....March
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Quote of the Week: "I don't want to see the fastest train in the world built
halfway around the world in Shanghai, I want to see it built right here in
the United States of America." President Obama in a story this week on high
speed rail

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So Far So Good With Obama!!!

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As Bill Sees It (Editorial): Obama Ignoring Aviation Industry Lobbyists? I
was listening closely when President Obama visited the Dept. of
Transportation this week. Incredibly, he didn't say one word about the need
to create jobs by expanding aviation. That is a very good sign even though
airports will be getting one billion dollars in stimulus money to "to
improve systems to check for explosives and weapons." I don't mind tax
dollars going to improve airport safety, especially if it means contracts
going to American manufacturers of safety products.

High Speed Rail (Mag-Lev?) Gets A Boost From Obama!!! I was pleased to see
that Obama seems to be a proponent of an improved, high-speed rail as an
alternative to the noisy, air polluting "regional" jets that are now used by
so many Americans to go from city to city. I like the idea of the magnetic
levitation high speed rail located high on concrete supports. This is the
quietest and most attractive of the different rail alternatives. This
concept has been around for fifty years yet is now only starting to some
being built in some countries. The only commercial maglev train operating
today is in Shanghai (shown above left). Once America led the world in the
development of transportation, today it seems to be countries like Japan and
China. We could regain our world leadership by developing a practical,
affordable magnetic levitation rail system which would stop the pollution of
"regional" airports and planes. I'm not impressed by "bullet trains"
that
use the same old iron rails and blast their air horns as they come to
intersections. It seems to me that is just a continuation of polluting
technologies. It's time to start developing a rail system for the
twenty-first century and beyond.

Regional Airport Expansionist Schumer Involved In The Madoff Scandal? I
wasn't surprised to see that New York's regional airport expansion-promoting
Senator Schumer was named as not only the top political benefactor of the
"alleged" Madoff crime family; but he also got top dollars from another
indicted investor con man, Allen Stanford!!! I saw "Chuck" being interviewed
on Fox News about his association with Madoff and I never saw him sweat so
much. It turns out that Schumer has been the main force behind the current
economic meltdown and probably didn't need extra negative publicity.
According to a recent N.Y. Times story "Schumer, a member of the Banking and
Finance Committees, repeatedly took other steps to protect industry players
from government oversight and tougher rules, a review of his record shows.
Over the years, he has also helped save financial institutions billions of
dollars in higher taxes or fees." Madoff is due to cop a plea this week and
"hopefully" will name politicians who allowed him to pull off his 50 billion
dollar con game. Perhaps he will name con man Schumer as a co-monster. Maybe
that's why Schumer was sweating.

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Republicans Criticize Obama's Rail Ideas!!! Amid praise from rail and
transit advocates, however, many Republicans have zeroed in on Obama's
high-speed train initiative as a prime example of government excess. In his
response to the president's address to a joint session of Congress last
week, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said that the program represents
"wasteful spending" and suggested that the bill included money for a
proposed magnetic levitation, or maglev, line from Las Vegas to Disneyland
in Anaheim, Calif. The project could be eligible for such funding, but it is
not named in the bill. Administration officials say the rail initiative is
particularly important to Obama, who routinely talked about the benefits of
high-speed passenger service during the presidential campaign and who
initially requested $10 billion in stimulus money for such projects. In a
speech to U.S. mayors last summer, Obama noted that China is home to the
world's first commercial.maglev train, capable of speeds faster than 300
mph. "I don't want to see the fastest train in the world built halfway
around the world in Shanghai," Obama said. "I want to see it built right
here in the United States of America."

Philadelphia Airport To Dump Traffic On New Jersey's Atlantic City? EGG
HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. - The plan would shift up to 50,000 commercial flights
annually from Philadelphia International Airport to Atlantic City's
airport - the equivalent of an extra jet taking off or landing there every
eight minutes, 365 days a year, during the 18-hour flight day. On the
ground, tens of thousands more people could be at the midsize regional
airport each day and traveling Atlantic County roads to get there. Reps.
Robert E. Andrews (D., N.J.) and Joe Sestak (D., Pa.) say permanently moving
routes to Atlantic City International Airport, which is 12 miles inland in
Egg Harbor Township, might solve air-traffic woes in the Philadelphia
metropolitan area. But while officials from the South Jersey Transportation
Authority, which operates the airport, extol the plan as an "easy button"
strategy to increase business at the facility, others aren't sure. "We do
have to question the quality-of-life ramifications for the people living in
the greater Atlantic County area," said Hamilton Township Committeeman
Thomas Palmentieri, whose community abuts the northwest edge of the
5,300-acre site. "We have to look at noise pollution, air pollution, safety
concerns, and ground-traffic issues. You can't just immediately say this is
a great idea because it might one day bring more jobs," he said. Egg Harbor
Township Mayor James J. "Sonny" McCullough applauded the notion of increased
flights, but said he worried that his constituents could get stuck paying
more for emergency services, such as fire and rescue. "It's not just if
there's a major incident at the airport. It's the day-to-day increase in
traffic accidents, heart attacks, and other medical emergencies," he said.
"Since it's a state and federal facility, we receive no municipal tax
ratable out of the airport, yet we have the expense of servicing it." The
Federal Aviation Administration has determined that greater use of regional
airports would not significantly reduce Philadelphia's congestion, agency
spokesman Jim Peters said.
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20090308_Questions_fly_on_use_of_Atlantic_City_airpo
rt.html

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