Lawrence O'D: Republicans vote to DEFUND the FAA? Is this new?

[gateley]

Story coming up.

Are they fucking NUTS???

[Davis_X_Machina]

1. 'Not renew', but that's a distinction without a difference.

The three issues -- subsidies for under-served rural airports, landing slots at DCA/Washington National, and collective bargaining for FAA employees -- are unrelated to the present crisis.

[CleanGreenFuture]

2. They're after the EPA too. Yes, they are nuts.

[spanone]

3. yes they are fucking nuts.

[malaise]

4. Yes they'refucking nuts

:hi:

[TheKentuckian]

5. I don't call em toys in the attic, batshit fucking nuts without cause.

[kentuck]

6. As Mineral Man suggested in another post...

Obama should shut down the airlines.

After all, the FAA communicates with the Homeland Security about threats to our nation. If they are shut down, we may as well shut down Homeland Security. That would save us about $75 billion per year. That would be 3/4's of a trillion dollars over a ten year period. This is a threat to our national security.

Too bad if the good Senators can't find a flight back to their respective states. Let them drive.

Or they could find the money to fund it?

[MineralMan]

7. +10

Thanks for the bump.

[Armstead]

8. If it weren't for the bigger budget soao opera, this would be a big news story

[Shagbark Hickory]

9. They think the airlines should regulate themselves probably. They do such a good job as it is.