Air travelers group endorses Obama

Forget New Hampshire.

The big political news of the week, obviously, is the Air Travelers Association's endorsement of Sen. Barak Obama for president of the United States.

Here's what David Stempler, the group's president, had to say:

The best hope for airline passengers to solve the current aviation crisis involving congestion, delay, and dangerous safety, near-collision problems is to quickly get in place a new, GPS-based, next generation, air traffic control system, called ‘NextGen’.  We believe that Barack Obama is the best candidate for President, and as a forward-thinking President, will get NextGen passed in Congress, and then quickly implemented and deployed throughout the United States.  We give our complete trust and support to Senator Barack Obama who can use his charisma, inspiration, and can-do attitude to solve many of the problems facing this country, including those involving our aviation system.”

Every individual, business, company, and corporation, uses airline travel to get around this country and internationally.  The troubles of our overburdened aviation system are widespread and affect every person, every package shipper and recipient, and every industry in this country. 

We believe that Senator Barack Obama is the best Presidential candidate to solve our critical aviation problems and to move our airline/aviation system into the 21st century.  We can have GPS navigation systems in any car or truck that we want.  There is no reason why we can’t have GPS units in every airliner that we fly on.  We believe that Barack Obama will enable us to have safety-based, GPS systems for airliners, sooner than any other candidate for President, and that is why we are endorsing Barack Obama for President.

No word yet on any responses from Hillary Clinton, John Edwards or any of the Republican candidates.

- Trebor

Comments

[Gary]

He is the candidate for change, which means more socialism.

[Andy]

Having Obama as President could be more dangerous than flying.

[Chuck]

Andy: That's not much of a comparison. Almost anything is more dangerous than flying commercially, including driving to the airport, climbing a ladder to change a lightbulb, etc. etc.