Fly Senatorial Airlines – and Leave the Drinking to Us
Posted by Jim Harper
Yesterday, in his announcement about the auto industry and the ouster of GM’s CEO, President Obama said, “The United States government has no interest in running GM. We have no intention of running GM.” Sounds good.
That same day, a bill was introduced in the Senate to require air carriers to provide training for flight [...]
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Gas for Under $2.00/Gallon – Thank You Speculators?
Posted by Jim Harper
Improbably, here on the night when election returns are coming in, I’ve decided to write about gas prices. But there’s no time like the present to get back to real policy issues. I’ve had quite enough of all this politics, thank you.
The Omaha World-Herald reported today that gas prices in the Omaha-Council Bluffs area [...]
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One of the Great Bill Names of All Time
Posted by Jim Harper
H.R. 5788, the Halting Airplane Noise to Give Us Peace Act of 2008, would prohibit mobile voice communications on commercial airline flights.
Wait a second – what was the name of that bill? The Halting Airplane Noise to Give Us Peace Act of 2008?
You don’t have to have spent your life playing Jumble [...]
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