Short Take Politics

Yeah, about that nonsense yesterday from the press conference/campaign rally featuring our President prattling on about diversity, equity and inclusion and blaming Presidents Obama and Biden. It was pure, unadulterated bullshit. He made it up. Like the Tweet about turning on the water in California it was a total fabrication. I've now spoken to people from UB, NU, Roswell Park, food pantries and the Niagara National Heritage Area. There is so much good going on in our communities being threatened. And don't tell me it's just temporary. We all know it is easy to mess things up. Putting them back together is what is really hard. For example, the aviation safety committee eliminated in January . . .

Think of it like this. You want to remodel your kitchen because you hate those cabinets. You start by tearing out the cabinets. Now you have nowhere to cook. Here are 3 links to stories I found this morning.

FAA head forced out by Musk

As we ponder what caused the air crash in Washington it is worth considering Elon Musk forced the resignation of the head of the FAA. The administration also froze hiring of new air traffic controllers. At the time of the crash, one controller was doing the work of two. https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/faa-trump-elon-musk-federal-aviation-authority-whitaker-b2663882.html

Aviation safety committee gutted

After the Lockerbie crash in 1988, Congress authorized an aviation security committee. It was disbanded in January, as soon as the President could get his ax on it. https://newrepublic.com/post/190934/trump-aviation-safety-committee-dc-plane-crash

Yeah, about that FAA DEI initiative

It ranks four Pinocchios as researched by the Washington Post. No rules were changed and the FAA’s DEI program was reaffirmed and updated under the 45th President. Biden did not change it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/30/faa-dei-trump-fact-checker/