One question that some have asked is who was aboard the aircraft; perhaps this fiasco was staged for, say, a group of left-wing Hollywood contributors. Robert Gibbs said today, however, that only Air Force personnel were aboard. You can take that for what it's worth.
So at this point it us unclear whether there is a story, other than the basic stupidity of the operation, or not. But let's assume there isn't. Assume, as I originally thought, that this fiasco illustrates the kind of arrogant and clueless decision-making that a government bureaucracy inevitably produces (not, of course, all the time). One might wonder, then, whether it is a good idea to turn our energy system, our health care, our children's education, and our banks and auto companies over to institutions--here, the Obama White House--that can't be relied on to make sane decisions.
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