Jack wrote:
Shawn wrote:

The Greatest Generation.

Sycophantic journalists named them that. They won WWII and we should
be forever grateful, but what's so great about building a
hyper-consuming, unsustainable economy? Just how I see it when I try
to look from my children's perspective.


They are "the Greatest Generation" now on the planet, especially when
compared to the one that whines about too much success.

They bought some of their "greatness" on the backs of their unborn
grandkids. Buy now, those "whiners" pay later. How nice.

For the sake of his reputation, I hope they find a medical reason for
the crash.


I got one right here -- he was eighty friggin' six, Shawn. I think his
reputation is well enough established, whatever the contributing factors
in his demise, that it will withstand the flaccid criticisms of those
fools who are not worthy to pull his chocks.

Has Pete Rose gotten into the Baseball Hall of Fame? News to me.
Like I said in the portion of my post you deleted, the sky is not
merciful of anyone's mistakes. Are you saying that this great pilot was
above all criticism, no matter how badly he screwed up (if he did)?
*If* this crash was due to pilot error, he made the second worse mistake
a pilot can make-one that kills himself (the worst is taking innocent
people with you).


Shawn