An addendum to the addendum, or,
"What conspiracy theory?

So I've been reading Gothamist's coverage of the small aircraft crash ( and I mean "small aircraft," not "small crash") and this quote stuck out:

Christine Monaco, a New York spokeswoman for FBI, said there wasn't indication of terrorism in the crash, but that officials "have been sent to the scene as a routine."

Not to get all conspiracy theory on all of you, because, again, I really am not that kind of guy, but doesn't it seem weird something like this happens right as the Republican's are having such a tough time? Isn't it an awfully convenient reminder of the ever vigilant front we must keep on the "war on terror?" Doesn't the timing seem, well, just too perfect?

And don't think I haven't noticed that this happens on the one day I go into a political diatribe!

Update from Gothamist: NY Times says "Yankees Pitcher Cory Lidle Was Killed in the Plane Crash, High-Ranking City Official Says." Lidle's passport was found on the street.

Well, it's certainly not a terrorist attack, but I feel terrible for this guy's family. Especially after reading this bit from the New York Times:

A player-pilot is still a sensitive topic for the Yankees, whose captain, Thurman Munson, was killed in the crash of a plane he was flying in 1979. Lidle, acquired from the Philadelphia Phillies on July 30, said his plane was safe.

"The whole plane has a parachute on it," Lidle said. "?Ninety-nine percent of pilots that go up never have engine failure, and the 1 percent that do usually land it. But if you'?re up in the air and something goes wrong, you pull that parachute, and the whole plane goes down slowly."

My sympathies to his family and anyone else harmed by this tragedy.