Lord Protect Us From Guvmint Protection

I have just read in Airport Business News Update (online) that the DOT is now looking at the problem of pax stranding by airlines. Is that on top of Congressional investigation, or instead of it? Hopefully, the latter. One guvmint investigation at a time is more than ample. Many want a guvmint-mandated and guvmint-regulated Passenger Bill of Rights. Lord forgive them, they know not what they do. Doesn’t anyone realize that the airlines are running scared now and working like hell to solve this problem on their own? The market has raised its massive head and roared with a power that outranks anything the guvmint can do. Being now over 65 and thus dealing with the Social Security Administration, I am more opposed than ever to turning any more of our lives over to the guvmint. Ringo Starr had it right—"Everything the government touches turns to ____." Why do people who deal with the guvmint every day want to give them even more authority? I don’t understand it. This reminds me of those who want to pass more and more laws against cigarette smoking. Don’t they realize that we have smoking whipped? Public stigma killed it. What can the guvmint do, wipe out smoking the way they’ve wiped out drugs? Okay, I’ll shut up before (hopefully) getting myself in trouble. But those who want more guvmint control should be forced to spend one week trying to get a live person on the phone at the Social Security Administration, that’s all I’ve got to say. We'd love to post your comments. Please click the comment tab at the top.