Question for WaPo: Are you talking about United or some other airline?

sometimes all you can do is just shake your head... skadi posted ben stein's perspective on united airlines just the other day and i marveled at how, if even someone as odious as ben stein could see behind united's false front, maybe others could too... after reading this pathetic piece in today's washington post, i guess some people are just content to be fooled...

[Glenn] Tilton's message to employees and unions was little different than that of other bankruptcy chief executives: We can either make the cuts or fold the company. You decide.

But Tilton was not a dour, besieged chief executive. He continued to exude a pragmatic optimism, and employee morale reflected it. He visited the airline's hubs and gave weekly telephone updates to employees.

"If you think of your sacrifice as an investment, rather than something that's gone forever, you'll have a different mindset about it," he said he told workers.

In the conference room at United's headquarters, Tilton sat under a framed and mounted poster signed by dozens of United employees at Reagan National Airport. The poster reads: "Thank you. Your efforts are recognized and appreciated."

i briefly considered posting contrasting snippets from ben stein's piece but then said to hell with it... at least i know SOMEBODY, even if it IS ben stein, has a clue, cuz it certainly isn't keith alexander at the washington post...

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