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Old Dec 8, 2009 | 12:47 pm
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Originally Posted by bdschobel
Joe seems to get it. Maybe if enough other journalists wrote about how foolish the TSA is -- rather than praising them to the high heavens as our saviors -- then politicians would order some changes. We can hope.

Bruce
Agree 100% but there is a "but". The politicians would rather waste our tax dollars on the foolishness than lose the public illusion that the TSA act somehow makes air travel more secure. 99.9% of travelers have no idea how little real security TSA provides.
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