Political Quotes

“Thank you, Mr. President. Here it is. This one in The Hill is quoting Captain Sullenberger: ``Fatigue is a killer''. . . . ``It's time to right this wrong. It's time to fix this rule.'' Here is another quote in the New York Daily News, with a picture of Captain Sullenberger saying: ``This is not a partisan issue, it is a science-based commonsense issue.'' He said cargo pilots generally fly at night and deserve the same sleep standards already guaranteed to passenger pilots-- flights limited to eight or nine hours and minimum of 10-hour rest periods. ``It is really just flat wrong (to exclude cargo pilots). They're the ones who need it most. They have their natural circadian rhythms disrupted the most.'' Just standing next to the guy was a thrill for me. Captain Sullenberger told the News: ``If you're home in the evening when hundreds of cargo airplanes are flying overhead, it doesn't matter if those planes are carrying people or packages. It matters that their pilots are alert enough to do their job safely,'' the retired U.S. Airways captain said. Do you know what Sullenberger said? He said that ``it's doubtful he and his crew could have landed U.S. Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River on January 15, 2009--saving all 155 souls--if they were deprived of sleep.'' Look, we can all put ourselves in a situation, whether we are young-- and the young can take lack of sleep a lot better. As we age, it is tougher.…”