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United States Pilots Association |
I just finished reading USPA Legislative Vice President Larry Harmon's current report, and cannot resist adding this comment. I refer to the section regarding the proposed redesign of O'Hare International Airport located in the Kingdom of Chicago. "The FAA plans to grant Chicago the full $300 million the city requested for the FIRST phase of a $15 billion makeover of O'Hare International Airport".
Correct me if I am in error, but was not the City of Chicago found guilty by the FAA of the unapproved closing of Meigs Field? Now Ms. Blakey wants to give Mayor Adolf H. Daley $15 Billion dollars to do over the main airport . This is not Chutzpah. This is outright malfeasance on the part of Ms Blakey, and she should be removed from her office immediately and sent for mandatory psychiatric evaluation.
It kind of strikes me as rewarding the bank robber by giving him the contract to design the new security system. Where are our federal legislators and why are they not reacting to this egregious robbery taking place? We don't need user fees. Why not just sign our airplanes over to the federal government and let us contribute 50% of the operating expenses to the trust fund? Can you imagine how much graft, corruption, and Pork are contained in a $15 Billion contact? I am positive that Mayor/Archduke Daley has numerous friends who will belly up to the trough for a piece of that pie.
Steve Uslan, President
United States Pilots Association