Wednesday, June 09, 2004


Yahoo! News - Plane Scare Empties Capitol, Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Capitol and Supreme Court were temporarily evacuated on Wednesday when a small plane entered restricted airspace during preparations for former President Ronald Reagan's funeral, Capitol Police and Court spokesmen said.

Officials said the alarm was sounded when the small plane, carrying Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher, entered restricted airspace.

Federal Aviation Administration officials said the twin-engine turboprop aircraft, registered to the Kentucky state police, had trouble transmitting an electronic identification signal while flying through the restricted airspace.

Employees at the Supreme Court were told to shelter in the basement before police gave the all-clear. Reuters reporters at the Capitol said fire alarms rang out and police officers shouted at people to "run, run, run."

We should probably shout "run, run, run" at the Congress every once in awhile just to keep them on their toes. See who's awake.

I'm glad we didn't shoot down the Gov. of Kentucky. That would have been embarassing.