{rant}We spent $10 jillion to "improve" the Portland Airport.

So why does it take 45 fricking minutes after the time your plane reaches the gate for your luggage to find its way to the pickup carousel less than 100 yards away?

Governor Ted tells us tourism is our only hope. Hey, Ted: Help tourism by making a phone call to the geniuses at the Port of Portland. Tell them that before they talk any more about spending another $10 jillion and ruining a couple of neighborhoods to expand the already-overbuilt airport, they need to go crazy and spend another $50,000-100,000 a year for some more baggage handlers.{/rant}