Once more borrowing the words of the immortal William Shakespeare, I can only say:

“It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.”
(Macbeth, Act V, Scene 5)

I’ve been quoting old Will quite a lot lately; his words of 16th-17th Century wisdom are so often relevant to our 21st Century world. In this particular instance, I will give you the tale, and you will — I am absolutely certain — immediately recognize the idiot.

According to the unnamed moron, yesterday’s horrific collision between an American Airlines passenger plane and a U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter over the Potomac River just outside of Washington, D.C., was the fault of . . . are you ready? . . .

The Democrats!

I scarcely know where to begin.

First, we have an unspeakable tragedy resulting in the probable loss of some 67 people.

Second, this just happened last night. The search-and-rescue effort hasn’t even become a recovery effort yet, so there cannot be an official count of the casualties.

Third, the investigation as to the cause of the accident is just beginning: whether there were mechanical difficulties on one of the aircraft, or pilot error, or a tragic mistake on the part of air traffic control, or wind shear, or . . . well, it could be anything at this point.

But — without a shred of evidence, or even a strong indication as to what might have caused the devastating incident — this individual has decided, and publicly declared, that it was the fault of the opposition party for not maintaining “the highest standards for those who work in our aviation system.” [CNN Breaking News, January 30, 2025.]

And then, in classic “It’s all about me” mode, he takes credit for having “changed the Obama standards from very mediocre at best to extraordinary.” [Id.]

Specifically, he blamed diversity standards established by his Democrat predecessors, alleging that people hired for air traffic control jobs were not always well qualified [BBC News, January 30, 2025] — thus placing the fault for yesterday’s tragedy on air traffic control when the flight data recorders (“black boxes”) haven’t even been recovered.

But if those standards have been so poor, how is it that there hasn’t been a crash involving a U.S. commercial aircraft since 2009 (in New York, due to pilot error), or any crash resulting in a fatality since 2013 (three people killed in the runway crash of an Asiana Airlines plane in San Francisco, also due to pilot error)?

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At this point, one has to ask: How did this hybrid of the heartless Tin Man, the brainless Scarecrow, the cowardly Lion, and the duplicitous Wizard ever find his way from the Land of Oz to the pinnacle of power . . . not once, but twice?

I give up.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
1/30/25