The Better Angels

OK gang. We've all become real jaded (occupational hazard cannot be helped). We've spent weeks reading and writing about the absolute worst & vile humanity has to offer.

So let's take today and savor for a moment the best of humanity. A pilot who, knowing he can't make the runway, "lands" the plane on the Hudson nose up wheels down (kinda). Every boat on the Hudson there in scant minutes to start picking up what they thought would be horrific injuries and happily found otherwise. Stories from the survivors saying many of their fellows helped maintain calm, made sure it was women and children out on the wings first (egads how chauvanistic can you get). I mean, they look like they're standing in line at Starbucks on those wings. A very cold and soggy Starbucks. No real panic.

So we raise a glass to the passengers and crew of Flight 1549, showing Americans how they ought be behaving. Showing those Better Angels of Our Nature.

And be us cursed if we don't lift a double shot to the hero of that flight, making the landing of his life,

Chesley Sullenberger

Update: Fox just reported Mayor Bloomberg said Sullenberger

WALKED THE PLANE TWICE

to be sure everyone was off before he exited himself.

While the plane was sinking. The man has them made out of cold blue steel.