FAA, oil and failures

Heard this from Jason Lewis who was filling in for the Big Guy:

Jason noted that if something costs 75 cents and you add 25 cents for a $1.00 sale price you have a 25% mark up.

No Jason, you have a 33% mark up.

From the same guy who noted that the airlines don't want crashes because of the costs of the aircraft. No Jason, airlines have insurance. They don't want crashes because that is terrible PR, plus they most likely have friends flying them, etc....
In other words, they are human and have human concerns..

Same guy was beating up the FAA for demanding that American Airlines correct the wiring problems..... Uh Jason... it has been identified as a safety issue. That means it must be fixed. Or at least on the MD 80 I fly on.

BTW - Southwest was ignoring inspections for corrosion, you know, like that which caused the top of that Aloha Airlines 737 to rip off in flight. That's kinda serious stuff, don't you think??

American asked for and was granted a staggered plan for correcting the wiring problem. Their fix failed the FAA's inspection. Think that rightfully pissed a few folks in the FAA off? Does that give you a clue on why the FAA is now standing on top of American?? Fool me once shame on you.... twice...shame on the FAA, eh??

And then he told us how safe the airlines have been...

Yes, Jason. The FAA's gudiance, rules and regulations have been remarkably effective.

And then we had the usual blather about the Leftie Environmental Wackos stopping us from drilling......which is true, but where is the law that that prevents oil from wells in the US from being exported?? And if that can be done, how will the price be lowered???

You know, the Repubs had both houses and the Presidency, yet they did nothing except pass a Prescription Drug plan which, though better than nothing, is terribly flawed. Bush made a feeble attempt at reforming Social Security, did nothing about National Health Care and basically ignored energy. Instead they robbed the national treasury with earmarks, and the Demos drove the get away car, while the Repubs were worrying endlessly about the mayor of San Francisco marrying gays.

Of course him making San Francisco a Sanctuary City, a matter of significant, was never mentioned by the administration.

And now we find our ying being yanged and both sides point fingers.

Repub Congressman: "May we drill for oil in Anwar?"

Demo Environmental Wacko Congressman: "No!!!! Think of the polar bears!"

Repub Congressman: "Okay."

Such grit. Such determination. Such leadership. Such wimpyness........

You know, Conservatives used to be level headed people who didn't run around claiming that EVERYTHING should be done by private enterprise. They actually recognized that certain industries needed regulation and were willing to fight for the things that did not. Now all I see is Libertarian viewpoints, often with basic mistakes tossed in.