I'm not generally partisan — I like or dislike the same things no matter who does them. And I like this a lot:

The Obama administration took aim Monday at tarmac horror stories, ordering airlines to let passengers stuck in stranded airplanes to disembark after three hours.

And this:

Airlines will also be prohibited from scheduling chronically delayed flights. Carriers who fail to comply could face government enforcement action for using unfair or deceptive trade practices.

Reasonable. But this seems a bit excessive:

Under the new regulations, airlines would be fined $27,500 per passenger for each violation of the three-hour limit, LaHood said.

That seems a bit high. It seems like that could generate some absurd situations on the other end. Why not just triple the airfare?

And it seems there are some weasel-conditions which could basically void the whole thing: "The regulation provides exceptions only for safety or security or if air traffic control advises the pilot in command that returning to the terminal would disrupt airport operations." Well, of course moving a plane back to the terminal, after it's supposed to be gone, is going to "disrupt" operations.

But generally, these seem like reasonable rules: if you advertise something for sale, you'd better have it, or have a reasonable chance of having it. Why shouldn't that include a promised departure time? And since when do people sign up to be permanent hostages of an airline, when freedom, technically, is only a feet away?

Good job Obama.

But I'd trade it in a heartbeat to get rid of their desire for cap'n'trade, ObamaCare, the skyrocketing national debt, and a host of other nightmares they still seem intent on imposing on the American people.