Godspeed to you, Capt. Sully Sullenberg!

[Subdivisions]

His final flight just landed in Charlotte, NC. He is retiring.

[xultar]

1. +1

[proteus_lives]

2. He's earned it!

Retire with honor Captain!

:thumbsup:

[renate]

3. oh you scared me

From the title of the thread, I thought he died.

Whew!

And :loveya:

[Dogmudgeon]

4. On to his new career ...

... inspiration for the coming generations of pilots, from kids with kites, to the navigators of outer space.

:patriot:

--d!

[Blue Owl]

5. He should be a spokesperson for fair labor

And a reminder why cheap labor is bad for everyone!

[hamsterjill]

6. I'd like to see him run for public office

I've never heard him say specifically that he's a Democrat, but I hope he is!

[jgraz]

7. Let's find out if he's a Democrat first.

Scratch that -- let's find out if he's a progressive Democrat first. I'm guessing "no".

[muriel_volestrangler]

8. Registered Republican, but a union member, not interested in running

and hasn't donated recently:

GOP tried to recruit hero pilot 'Sully' for 2010 Congress bid

Sullenberger, a registered Republican and commercial airline pilot whose textbook landing in the Hudson River in January was labeled a miracle, made it clear through his business manager that he was not interested, according to multiple sources familiar with the effort.
...
“Capt. Sullenberger has repeatedly stated that he has no desire to run for office,” said Alex Clemens, a San Francisco publicist who represents Sullenberger. The captain is happy with the job he has trained his whole life for, Clemens said.

He has not donated money to political campaigns over the last two decades, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, but he has been involved with his union. Sullenberger was chairman of a safety committee within the Airline Pilots Association.

http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/61179-gop-recruited-hero-captain-sully-for-2010-congress-run-