Landings

There are hard landings and then there are soft ones. President Bush is trying to bring the plane down gently with a "farewell" address, but the only silence is everything he doesn't mention and his general lack of anyone listening.

That's what happens when you end a horrible flight with a reckless pilot with a huge crash.

On the other hand, a cool, capable, experienced pilot with sound judgment and high integrity appears appears capable of turning what should have been the all-but-guaranteed slaughter of 155 lives into a heroic communal experience with no lives lost.

Am I just a little too euphoric, or does this seem like the first of what we will come to call Obama Era moments?

Expect to see one Chesley Sullenberger ringside at a big event on Tuesday.

And Bush didn't even mention it in his speech tonight.