James Fallows: Give Mitt a Break About Airplane Windows Comment

A little background:

1. Ann Romney's plane make an emergency landing after an on-board fire.

2. Mitt Romney said he didn't know why plane windows don't open to allow oxygen in. He was mocked for it.

James Fallows, not a Mitt supporter, but a Democrat who once worked for Jimmy Carter made the following blog post. Fallows is also an amateur pilot himself.


http://www.theatlantic.com/politics...flight-fire-scare-cut-mitt-some-slack/262808/


The interesting parts to me:

1. I has no idea Mitt had a fear of flying. He obviously does it anyway and does it frequently. Kudos to him for doing it.

2. Wonder if Royce White is the same way.

3. I actually didn't know how they pressurize the cabin. Makes sense, but never thought about the topic. Good to know that air is continuously coming in and a fire won't just deplete the oxygen (though fire is still VERY bad news).