by "Bob Gardner" bobmrg@[EMAIL PROTECTED] Dec 13, 2005 at 11:08 AM


GA has a very small, fragmented voice as it is. I'm glad that AOPA is on
the
scene making outraged noises because each of us individually might as
well

holler down a well or write our comments in the sand. Without AOPA, EAA,
NBAA, et al we would have been smooshed into a grease spot decades ago.
More
power to them.

Bob Gardner

Well, lobbying groups are an established piece of the US political
landscape. I just think that AOPA is a very amateurish operation, and
some of their releases are completely irrational, if not downright
laughable. I once quoted from one of their missives on user fees: it was
so poorly written that people here accused me of fabricating it, until I
provided the web link to the article.


They will not convince anyone not already in the "choir." The AOPA's
IMPACT ("Impact should remain a noun; a proposal can have an impact, but
cannot impact anything without degenerating into jargon. The only thing
that can be impacted is a wisdom tooth" -- From Rutgers.edu grammar and
style guide, which AOPA writers DESPERATELY need to take a look at) on the
nonflying public is nil at best, and is probably negative. Many of their
arguments (against user fees, for example) are easily dismissed by an
undergrad that has taken a basic logic course.