Sullenberger a threat to airline safety?

There he was again last night, in the audience for Barack Obama's address to the world: Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III, the pilot who safely landed in the Hudson River.

Don't get me wrong: "Sully" is a genuine All-American Hero. His quick thinking and steady nerves saved lives.

But I'm worried that other airline pilots might become jealous of all the accolades directed at Sully and start landing their planes in the Hudson River.

They'd need a pretext, of course, lest they should be considered publicity-seekers. But that wouldn't be hard. Around NYC any capable pilot could steer his aircraft into a flock of geese or, failing that, simply carry some goose feathers on board to sprinkle about the engines after the "emergency" water landing.

Better yet, a pilot could arrange to have accomplices strip the engines for scrap metal and thereby destroy the evidence. The NY-NJ area has no shortage of specialists who could have the engine components crushed and smelted before the aircraft was even tugged to shore.

These are worrisome times, with the economy tanking, two wars, and Nancy Pelosi jumping out of her seat like a Jacqueline-in-a-box each time the President pauses to take a breath. (It's a miracle the Secret Service didn't tackle her after one of her leaps.)

As a psychomologist, Raging Bullwinkle has learned that the best way to overcome our worries is to worry about something nonsensical. Thus I choose to worry about a Sullenberger effect on jealous airline pilots.

I invite you to join me. Perhaps we can form a support group.