White House aide resigns over NYC flyover

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House official who authorized a $328,835 photo-op of Air Force One soaring above New York City resigned Friday just weeks after the flyover sparked panicked workers to rush into the streets and flashbacks to Sept. 11. Louis Caldera said the controversy had "made it impossible for me to effectively lead the White House Military Office," which is responsible for presidential aircraft....

By PHILIP ELLIOTT

Read the full story.

 

Bye.​

 

GOOD! Freaking idiot. He should be made to pay back the cost for such a dumb and wasteful expense. Also given some sort of penalty/charge to discourage anyone else from even thinking of doing anything nearly as stupid.

 

Riight. Yea, this guy isn't just a scapegoat, and nobody higher in the administration really didn't know where one of the President's planes were.

I'm sure the keys to the plane are always hangin' on the hook in the kitchen of the WH and people just take it without clearing it with someone like the Chief of Staff or anything.

If it's true, and the BS story they released is factual, I'm not sure which is worse.

 

My guess:

His boss came into the office for a "chat" and just "happened" to mention that Obama didn't like the pictures they had and wished someone could do something about it.

The guy takes this on board and schedules a flight.

The rest is history.

Plausible deniability?

 

Yeah, uh huh. Keep grasping, guys.

 

I've worked in the biggest bureacracy in the government (the military) for too many years. While my post was slightly tongue-in-cheek, that's really how it works. A request is also an order.