Miracle on the Hudson and Obama

Hero of The Miracle on the Hudson - US Airways Flight 1549 Pilot Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger, III
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Regarding the "Miracle on the Hudson" two weeks ago, some would see in Chesley Sullenberger's heroism a metaphor for Barack Obama taking the helm of the ship of state and guiding it to safety in perilous times. But to look at it another way, Sullenberger has put President Obama's hefty but not life-saving achievements into perspective, and already displaced President Obama as national hero-in-chief. Obama must now achieve plaudits not through symbolism but through competent governance.