Well technically he didn't close his account. Rather he just took all the money, totalling several hundred thousand dollars out of the account and moved it to other banks. This is according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal.
From the article:
Jeff Skiles, the co-pilot in the famous "Miracle on the Hudson" landing in January 2009, has been involved in the budget protests that engulfed Madison in recent weeks.
On Tuesday, he took another big step, choosing to withdraw what he said was hundreds of thousands of dollars of his own money from M&I Bank to protest the actions of bank executives there who backed Gov. Scott Walker.
Skiles said Wednesday that he put the money in other financial institutions, and did not technically close his M&I accounts.
"They have supported Gov. Walker and I wanted to send a message to them," Skiles said.
http://www.jsonline.com/...
Who says we can be heroes just for one day? (Sorry Mr. Bowie.)