Yesterday was an interesting day for New Yorkers. The Pentagon thought that it would be a good idea to fly a presidential plane around the Statue of Liberty, trailed by an F-16 fighter jet. They were flying as low as 1000 feet above the city. Turned out that it was for a photo shoot.

OK ... nothing wrong with a photo shoot. I can see where the Air Force would want glossy photos of Air Force One circling the Statue of Liberty ... though any connection between liberty and the person currently riding on Air Force One is vague at best.

Here's the problem. New Yorkers didn't know about the photo shoot. Even the mayor didn't know, and is he ever pissed. Apparently people in New York were evacuating buildings and trying to get out of the city. The NYPD had been told about the mission, but was ordered to stay quiet about it. Chuckie Schumer was also upset that no one was notified. He says the whole thing is "absolutely outrageous and appalling .. To think that the FAA would plan such a photo shoot and not warn the public, knowing full well that New Yorkers still have the vivid memory of 9/11 etched in their minds."

Oops ...

Well, it did give some New York buildings to practice their evacuation plans. I wonder how much this shoot cost the American taxpayers? No problem though. There's plenty of money, right?

Someone introduce the Pentagon to Photoshop.