eric sundin

16 January 16, 2009

That would be Sully,
not Bush, by golly!

As the outgoing President completes his farewell media tour (an sorry spectacle) Captain Chesley B. Sullenberger III magnificently emergency lands his airliner on the Hudson River. He, his crew, and those hurrying to the rescue put on a show that surely cannot be eclipsed anywhere in the world as far as courage and competence? As Mr Bush struts around cracking feeble jokes, assuring us what a good guy he is (strangely oblivious of the disasters he has created or contributed to) bragging about his tough decisions — Captain Sullenberger held the lives of his passengers in his own most capable hands. Since then the Captain is nowhere to be found. He has a job to attend to and probably considers what he did so splendidly only part of that job. On the Hudson we recognize which Americans to be proud of.

edited 08/25/17 1015