McCain's son an airline pilot?

[Big Foot]

So if McCain wins does the secret service ride on the jumpseat when he is flying??

 

[MALSR]

I'm voting Republican only because McCain's running mate is hot.

 

[Guam360]

I don't care if he's going to take us to another World War, McCain's wife is hot and she has a pilot's license.

At first glance dude, get a good look. I do agree, from a distance, fit and everything. But until you get her gear off, that is another story.

 

[Jetjockey]

At first glance dude, get a good look. I do agree, from a distance, fit and everything. But until you get her gear off, that is another story.

I think the saying goes, "good from far, but far from good"

 

[scarlet]

Mccain/Palin here !!!!!!!!!!!!

Real man that has actually fought for us...and a record you can review..Obama has never showed up--when he did in IL he voted over 160 times present=there was not a no or yes vote=just present...great judgement ....??????? No Hussein in the white house!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[DoinTime]

Mccain/Palin here !!!!!!!!!!!!

Real man that has actually fought for us

I presume you voted for John Kerry then too???

 

[neecy]

Union Does Not Pay My Bills

Going for the Mccain ticket here. Im NOBOMA
Against or for Unions there is alot more at stake than that

 

[WWEfan]

Well said, Neecy. I support our union as much as the next guy, but if Obama gets elected oil will go to $200/barrel and there wont be any pilot jobs for unions to fight over.

McCain/Palin 08....or is it Palin/McCain 08

 

[makersmarc]

I think O'Bama is a nice guy, smart, honest, capable, the kind of guy that you'd like as a neighbor or a coworker. But President of the United States? That's above his pay grade.

 

[DoinTime]

Aviation positions of the two candidates:

Obama -

CABOTAGE
Supports upholding cabotage laws limiting foreign flights between US cities.

FOREIGN CONTROL AND OWNERSHIP
Shares “legitimate concerns about the liberalization of control of U.S. airlines.”

“I will work to ensure that foreign investors remain minority shareholders in U.S. airlines.”

SAFETY AND AIRCREW FATIGUE
Supports NTSB and FAA efforts to strengthen airline safety.

States that a critical component of safety is ensuring that flight crews are not overworked.

“My administration will take the issue of pilot fatigue seriously.”

BANKRUPTCY REFORM
Strongly supports restoring the original intent of Section 1113 to protect employee rights
during the bankruptcy process.

Worked with Senator Durbin on the Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business.
Bankruptcies Act of 2007, which was recently introduced in the U.S. Senate, this
legislation would strengthen Section 1113.

PENSION REFORM AND PROTECTION
Is a proud original cosponsor of S.1270, which corrects the inequity at the PBGC
penalizing airline pilots forced to retire at age 60.

Strongly supports correcting the inequity in our pension system.

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
“I will restore the meaning of U.S. labor protections and laws, including the Railway Labor
Act, and reverse the dangerous actions of the Bush administration.”

Spoke out against the Bush Administration’s imposition of a contract for NATCA.

Supports the Employee Free Choice Act which helps to restore balance to the organizing
process.

FAA REAUTORIZATION AND PASSENGER BILL OF RIGHTS
Supports fully funding the modernization of air traffic control systems.

Supports a Passenger Bill of Rights.

EAS AND UNDERSERVED AREAS
Obama has worked across party lines to protect funding for transportation in rural, small
and mid-sized communities.

AIRPORT SECURITY
Supports increasing the number of screeners, improved funding for aviation security.

Calls for the development of a comprehensive, accurate watch list that is used in a way
that protects passengers’ privacy.


McCain -

CABOTAGE
States that cabotage rules should be relaxed.

Open to any proposal to promote open skies agreements aviation agreements, believes
they should be negotiated like any other GATT or NAFTA item.

Voted for cabotage exemption in favor of foreign air cargo carriers, increasing cargo
flights from China four-fold.

FOREIGN CONTROL AND OWNERSHIP
“I have sponsored legislation in the past that would increase the permissible level of
foreign investment from 25 to 49 percent.”

Advocates privatizing the air traffic control system.

SAFETY AND AIRCREW FATIGUE
Believes that addressing flight attendant fatigue is “ridiculous.”

Voted against safety and security standards for US aircraft repairs performed overseas.

BANKRUPTCY REFORM
McCain voted against extended jobless benefits for laid-off airline workers, including
unemployment, job-retraining and health benefits.

PENSION REFORM AND PROTECTION
In 1992, fought to cut pilot pension rights, in an attempt to block unionization at FedEx.

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
Supports “baseball style” binding arbitration for transportation workers.

Supports employers’ ability to hire replacement workers.

Three times voted to support Frank Lorenzo’s bankruptcy filing at Eastern.

“Concerned” how the RLA covers pilots flying overseas routes for U.S. carriers.

Twice voted to deny TSA workers the right to unionize.

Supported the Bush Administration’s decision to impose a contract on NATCA.

FAA REAUTHORIZATION AND PASSENGER BILL OF RIGHTS
Wants to remove the perimeter at Reagan National airport.

Previously added an earmark to FAA Reauthorization for America West DCA-PHX
service.

EAS AND UNDERSERVED AREAS
Supports deregulation.

Not a strong supporter of EAS program.

AIRPORT SECURITY

Fought funding for increased Air Marshalls, screeners and TSA explosives detection
systems.

Voted to gut flight attendant anti-terrorism training requirements.

Supported $752M in cuts to aviation security programs.

AMERICAN JOBS
“I firmly object to Buy America provisions…”

McCain wrote letters to Department of Defense urging them to OK the EADS-Airbus
tanker deal.

Five high-level McCain campaign staffers are former lobbyists for EADS-Airbus.

EADS-Airbus lobbyists and employees donate more to McCain than any other politician.