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Coughing more of a threat than terrorism?
Is coughing now more of a security concern than being named, “Osama bin Laden?” It would appear so, at least on Continental Airlines, which recently ordered a 16-year-old girl off a flight home with classmates because she had – get this – a coughing spell, according to an online report.
The girl was ordered off the plane at the discretion of the pilot, who told her she was too sick to fly. For a coughing fit? Try giving the poor girl a glass of water first, for heaven’s sake!
Of course, the girl and her family are likely to be receiving loads of business cards from eager lawyers who see a chance to sue over the incident, but really, what threat did a girl coughing in her seat pose? Recent reports have consistently shown that simply having a name like Osama bin Laden isn’t enough to get you on the airlines’ no-fly list, and yet if someone coughs for a bit longer than a pilot deems appropriate, they are removed?
Yeah, priorities are straight there, Continental!
Giuliani still playing coy
Rudolph Giuliani may not have declared his candidacy for a 2008 GOP presidential bid quite yet, but it sounds like he’s getting ready to print up the business cards and the campaign literature. According to a New York Times report, Giuliani was sounding all the right notes in New Hampshire this past weekend.
While Giuliani remains a favorite of many due to his 9-11 leadership of New York City, many are conveniently putting aside his social liberalism while waiting for him to declare his candidacy. Still, he’s talking like someone ready for a marathon, not a 100-yard dash.
“When I say to you that we should reduce taxes to stimulate the economy, I’ll say it to you because I did it and I saw it work,” he said. “When I say we have to bring peace and security as sort of the beginning of anything, whether it’s in Baghdad or in other parts of the world or here at home, I’ll say that to you because I saw that happen in New York, and I made it happen. I did it.”
My take? Giuliani is the best of the RINOs, but I’m still holding out for a true conservative to declare and capture the imagination. Whether it’s Newt Gingrich, Mike Huckabee or someone yet to surface, the GOP is looking mighty thin on genuine conservatives this time around.
