This is unbelievable. The Secret Service agent has already made a committment to lay down his life for the President. You or I have not. For AA, through its Captain, which for the moment, it is still supporting, to deny passage to such an agent on official business is, arguably, to comprimise national security. So I hereby, publicly, accuse American Airlines of same.

How could anyone knowingly ride as a passenger on an aircraft piloted by such a bonehead? And how could anyone knowingly continue to patronize an airline that continues to support such a bonehead?

It's all about judgement. If yours stinks today, it probably will stink tomorrow.