so perhaps I misunderstood you. I'm sorry.

As a suggestion, if you wanted more community reporting and weren't sure of the facts, perhaps you might have stated that more directly. You used two tags, one of which was graft, and your diary specifically uses the words graft and corruption in association with the aircraft. Under "here's what we know", you only quote one guy out of Virginia, someone who incidentally works for an organization dedicated to using outsourced aircraft. My impression when I read it was that you came at this story with a particular conclusion, that more aircraft should have been used, and that they weren't was evidence of some sort of corruption or misconduct at the state level.

In my experience, rush diaries never seem to work out. Sometimes it's better to wait a day or two. Your mileage may vary.