Linda Daschle's FAA Failed to Heed Pre-9/11 Warnings

newsmax.com | Dec 5, 2001

[donozark]

Maybe you should read the LA TIMES article "CLINTON LET BIN LADEN SLIP AWAY AND METATASIZE!" That filthy, draft-dodging scum-bag isn't fit to clean the lugs on the soles of our Marines, now on the verge of entering combat at Kandahar. Go ahead, fly "Air-Daschle!"

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

I wan't aware being part of a United America was contingent on being a clinton butt licker.

[mlocher]

most of us have tried to live up to the slogan america united since 9/11

i did for about 4 to 6 weeks. i do want truth, and as far as i am concerned, like you, i think this article goes off the deep end.

on the other hand, our democratic leaders are back to politics as usual. they say the right thing in public, but stonewall and fight behind closed doors.

btw-thanks for your kind words and giving me the benefit of the doubt.

[b4its2late]

Chuckie Schumers (unfortunately, our senior Senator in NY) wife is the head of some transportation job in NYC too. Steve Malzberg mentioned it on the Malzberg & Bey show yesterday when the news was being read at 6:00.

What's up with that?

[doxteve]

You said "Mrs. Daschle had not held office for over 3 years prior to 9/11."

This says nothing about her lobbying activities during that time. Did she lobby in favor of the FAA or the airlines. As we know they often differ as to goals.

"Bush Administration was appointed by the Supremes to head the FAA over 9 months before 9/11."

Over 9 months before 9/11 was probably before Bush was sworn in. Therefore Bush inherited something that was instigated by and during the Clinton Admin. If the Supremes had made a ruling it probably means that a lawsuit was involved. Where was Mrs. Daschle during the beginning of this litigation? What part did she play in fomenting this problem that the Supremes had to settle.

Was 9/11 therefore Bush's fault?

"The security at Logan and NYC were all political appointees of Repuke governors of those states."

There have been previous threads on FR about the political shennanigans of the Logan and NYC security. Believe me, the politics involved were not entirely steered and directed by the governors of either state. They did sign off on what the airline and heaven knows what else caused to happen. And the lobbyists certainly had a hand in it. Did this begin during or after Mrs. Daschle's stint at the FAA?

[Starboard]

Divisive articles trying to pin blame upon the Clinton administration for events far beyond their control don't help the "America United" cause very much, IMO.

There were a series of increasingly horrific terrorist events that were perpetrated against this country during the Clinton administration. These events were allowed to escalate over time (since '93) and the cumulative consequences of inaction are now obvious. The fact is, he should have done far more to ward off this threat. In true Clintonian fashion, there was a lot more talk than action. Now that he's out of office we hear excuses that events were simply beyond his control.

[Republic of Texas]

" "They acted as if they didn't care," Friend told USA Today. "

Ummmm, see, they didn't care. Keep that between us though.

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

Wasting your time, we have long ago identified a Rat.

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[backhoe]

Well, you can tell a lot of people with these:

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[Thumper1960]

Senate Demoncrats won't confirm Eugene Scalia as a Bush appointee because they claim "it's a payback to the SCOTUS Justice Antonin Scalia for giving Bush the presidency". How did Dass-hole's betrothed bimbo get a Clinton job?

Hypocrits.

[ChaseR]

"Linda Hall Daschle, wife of Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, was cited in a report on Wednesday for failing to enforce a "zero tolerance" policy she announced in 1996 against violent airline passengers"

bttt

[Holden Magroin]

The same way the Republicans let Clinton appoint Janet Reno and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

[Doe Eyes]

Had the FAA actually enforced their "zero tolerance" policy against air rage, I have no doubt Mohammed Atta would not have dared to highjack and crash that airplane into the World Trade Center.

[eastsider]

Had the FAA actually enforced their "zero tolerance" policy against air rage, I have no doubt Mohammed Atta would not have dared to highjack and crash that airplane into the World Trade Center.

Oh? Zero tolerance against air rage would have had zero effect on the courtesy policy of letting pilots sit in the cockpit.

[Dahoser]

Can't you just hear Daschle defend his wife by saying, "I don't think it's helpful to cast blame around," and then return to blaming W for the recession?