Reply #9: It came up in conversation on the floor (while we were working)

[MercutioATC]

(the "floor" is where the scopes are) We were having a political conversation and 9/11 came up. I've heard the theory (and much more bizarre ones) so it really didn't phase me, but some were really taken aback.

Generally speaking, controllers aren't as heavily weighted toward the Democratic Party as other union members, but most of us still vote, among other issues, our paychecks (and therefore Democrat). My point is that most of the people where I work make enough money that economic issues don't concern them personally but not so much that a Bush "tax cut" is a reason to vote for him.

Like most places, it's a relatively politically uninformed group. It's also a group with no clear political preference (in general). Regardless, LIHOP isn't really taken seriously where I work.