ABQjournal: Las Cruces Puts Runway Damage at $1 Million

City

officials said airport staff warned members of the president’s advance team and a pilot that runway 4/22 did not have the weight-bearing

capacity to handle the big cargo jets or the Boeing 757 the president flew in on. …

[Republican?] Mayor Bill Mattiace said the

incident could be a ”blessing in disguise” if the city is able to gain federal funding to build a stronger, longer runway. [mjh:

‘federal funding’? As in ‘money stolen from taxpayers’?]

Well, I’m relieved to see (in my own anecdotal, unscientific

way) that the Albuquerque Journal finally mentioned the damage Bush’s recent visit did to an airport runway in Las Cruces (a few days

after the story broke). I’m even stunned it made it to page one (well below the fold, proving it is still not as important as Kerry’s

crime against commuters). Notice this headline writer doesn’t mention Bush.

I’m still waiting for the editorial demanding Bush pay for the repairs. mjh