Friday, January 16, 2009
Sully Sullenberger, we salute you
Capt. Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger III & his crew don't know from New York celebrity yet. It's one thing to perform an amazing act of skill & heroism, quite another to do it on the greatest media stage in the world just as all the TV news organizations are gearing up for their evening reports. The only drawback was that the sun sets early in January, but the freezing temperatures & deepening shadows were part of the story.
"Sully" will play it by the book, he seems like that kind of guy. The National Transportation Safety Board will probably clear him quickly, & then he can accept his medals from Mayor Bloomberg & President Obama. My advice: Also accept the invites to appear on Letterman's show, & to throw out first pitches & experience the standing O's at the stadiums come spring. Your consulting business will prosper & if you want you can quit flying out of dangerous dumps like LaGuardia.
The larger timing is as impeccable as Sullenberger's resume & photo; an event to close out 8 years of collective political deceit & ineptitude with an astonishing display of calm confidence & honest expertise. What an inspiration!
"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." Thomas Jefferson
"Sully" will play it by the book, he seems like that kind of guy. The National Transportation Safety Board will probably clear him quickly, & then he can accept his medals from Mayor Bloomberg & President Obama. My advice: Also accept the invites to appear on Letterman's show, & to throw out first pitches & experience the standing O's at the stadiums come spring. Your consulting business will prosper & if you want you can quit flying out of dangerous dumps like LaGuardia.
The larger timing is as impeccable as Sullenberger's resume & photo; an event to close out 8 years of collective political deceit & ineptitude with an astonishing display of calm confidence & honest expertise. What an inspiration!
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