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06.19.2009 8:44 am

McCaskill grills airline officials over outsourcing maintenance

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Missouri U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill questioned airline industry officials about outsourcing maintenance in a Commerce Committee hearing Wednesday on flight safety. Witnesses included a representative of the families of Continental Flight 3407, which crashed in February, killing 50 people.

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Hey Claire!

Save some of that ‘toughness’ for grilling your Messiah Obama over the firing of now THREE Inspectors General.

Oh yeah… not going to happen. Billions of our tax dollars and ‘nobody’ cares least of all you Claire.

Worse
Senator
Ever

— tsquare
9:49 am June 19th, 2009

Hey square head, why so bitter? Have you read the latest polls? Here they are.

The New York Times / CBS poll:
President Obama’s approval ratings = 63%
The Wall Street Journal / NBC poll = 56%
New York Times / CBS News poll, the Republican Party viewed favorably = 28 percent (the lowest rating ever in a New York Times/CBS News poll.)
The Democratic Party, a favorable view = 57 percent
The Wall Street Journal / NBC poll:
Republican Party, favorable view = 25 percent (an all-time low in that poll.)
The Democratic Party, a favorable view = 45percent

Looks like Americans think the Democratic party is doing things the correct way.
And that includes Claire McCaskill.

— Knuckles
11:10 am June 19th, 2009

Hey Knuckles

(does everyone here notice that a liberal can never start a post w/o an insult?)

Anyway… while your Messiah is still showing string on a personal level those same polls are showing that the same people giving him this high marks are also not at all happy with his programs… taking over a big chunk of the economy the trillion dollar deficits, etc and now trust the GOP on 6 of 10 ‘key’ issues.

The worm turns… enjoy what time… and popularity you have left.

— tsquare
12:41 pm June 19th, 2009

tsquare and knuckles, stop your fighting.
Nothing will change in this country with either elephant, donkey, liberal, independent or whoever in control on capital hill UNTIL we make lobbyists illegal. Corporate America runs this country, the president, the house or the senate will do nothing that benefits the American citizen until they (lobbyists) are gone.

— kd
1:32 pm June 19th, 2009

Voters decide on a particular candidates overall readiness to be President, not on each individual issue.

No comment on the 57% Democratic approval ratings vs. the 28% for Republicans?

Not going to win many elections with those numbers.

GOP
Getting
Old
Party

— Knuckles
1:36 pm June 19th, 2009

Great job Claire! I want to feel safe when I fly. Let us know the outcome!
I do not want my tax dollars spent on outsourcing maintence for our air planes. We need the jobs here in the USA!

— LaDonna Appelbaum
2:47 pm June 19th, 2009

“(does everyone here notice that a liberal can never start a post w/o an insult?)” ~ tsquare

An excellent point!!

Knuckles overlooks that Obama’s negatives are rising and his positive approvals are falling.

“57% Democratic approval ratings vs. the 28% for Republicans” — Knuckles

Me thinks this (57% vs. 28%) is evidence of another liberal trait… making things up.

“UNTIL we make lobbyists illegal” — kd

Do you intend for the voices of ACORN, Progressive-Liberal Community Activists & NGOs to also be made illegal?

— Kilgore Bubb
9:15 am June 20th, 2009

GO CLAIRE, its about time a Missouri Senator had the balls to do something about the safety of the people. All the republican pig senators just worried about making more money and taking jobs from the United States. Good job!!! Just stand tor to toe with your critics girl. They’re all lite in their loafers anyway.

— Watch dog
8:10 am June 22nd, 2009

Wait a minute….
Former Senator Jim Talent got a lot of money from the airlines to co-sponsor a bill which gave tax credits to companies that outsource American jobs….
The airline executives have to eat too!
So, we lose a few innocent people along the way.
What’s the big deal?

— Garrison
8:48 am June 22nd, 2009