Comments on: Heckuva job, Blakey

Heckuva job, Blakey

Skeptic — Sun, 27 May 2007 14:09:08 -0800

Federal Aviation Administrator Marion Blakey is valiantly fighting European attempts to extend the EU's emission trading scheme to aviation. Those silly Europeans, Ms. Blakey has argued, are so overexcited about global warming that they are even using helicopters with thermal imaging systems to enforce a green tax on outdoor BBQs! Unfortunately for her argument, it turns out that the story she quoted is a complete hoax. Now, unlike Brownie, nobody would ever accuse Ms. Blakey of being a novice. Apart from previous tenures at, among others, the Department of Transportation and the NTSB, Ms. Blakey also founded Blakey & Agnew, a "public affairs" firm with a special focus on transportation issues.

By: bhouston

bhouston — Sun, 27 May 2007 14:25:21 -0800

If you support curbing emissions, the terrorists have won.

By: Skeptic

Skeptic — Sun, 27 May 2007 15:35:58 -0800

Uhmm, apparently Ms. Blakey got her story from none other than Rush Limbaugh. (Although it had been hovering round the right-wing blogosphere too). Apparently the FAA prefers gas-filled blimps to helicopters, then...

By: ericb

ericb — Sun, 27 May 2007 16:21:03 -0800

Now, unlike Brownie In the (possibly/unlikely) event that some one does not get the reference ... It is Michael Brown to whom you make reference (aka, "Brownie, you are doing a heckuva job").

By: elpapacito

elpapacito — Sun, 27 May 2007 16:23:03 -0800

Reducing consumption would reduce demand, therefore price should reduce (assuming offer constant). But this isn't the problem : to obtain the same amount of profit with a reduced absolute value of gallons sold , the price should rise. Yet after a certain price, people start actively reducing the consumption (or stop consuming !) thus further reducing the consumption and therefore requiring an increase in price that would, in practice, stop consumption. Who would NOT GAIN trillions ? It's not a matter of losing, it's a matter of moving money toward certain pockets.

By: trondant

trondant — Sun, 27 May 2007 18:39:55 -0800

Ah, I thought I'd heard that EPA cookout bullshit from the bloated oxy-addict. Nice to know his gullible dupes can rise to such heights in this administration.

By: taosbat

taosbat — Sun, 27 May 2007 21:35:56 -0800

Let's bake some brownies. I gots me some munchies going on.

By: dreamsign

dreamsign — Mon, 28 May 2007 01:38:17 -0800

Lies are too-often front page. Retractions, behind the classifieds.

By: mr. strange

mr. strange — Mon, 28 May 2007 01:55:04 -0800

The EU should just go ahead and start taxing aviation fuel.

By: BobbyDigital

BobbyDigital — Tue, 29 May 2007 08:22:20 -0800

I work for the sister firm of Blakey and Agnew, good times.