I'm rather adverse to closing threads. I'd rather that the users of this forum self regulate with some guidance from the moderators. Discussions about TFRs, the TSA, body scanners, etc., can all be had without people getting their political digs in. Bill seems to think I am picking on him, but I was really addressing everyone.
As for EAA being political - the organization takes positions on policies that impact aviation. It doesn't matter if those policies were created by bi-partisan committees or strictly along party lines. We try to do what is right for aviation and aviators, regardless of political persuasion. As a non-profit 501C(3) organization, EAA HAS to be apolitical. There is some good info about that here:
http://masspta.org/index.php?option=...d=11&Itemid=26
In any case, "Pilot," I apologize for this severe thread drift. To everyone else, feel free to discuss policy as much as you would like, but
please leave the political comments and digs out of it. If you can't figure out a way to have that discussion without injecting politics into it, I would suggest not having the discussion at all. I'd prefer that the only "right wing" or "left wing" that gets mentioned around here have something to do with airplanes. ;)