Originally Posted by
squatch
i don't fly again till january 4. i hope this crap gets sorted out by then.
and the one carryon rule: 100% stupid. a rule that has nothing to do with anything.
Folks, follow the money.
This will result in an "emergency" appropriation of at least a billion dollars to the TSA to let it hire several thousand more otherwise unemployable people into federal jobs with full benefits. As soon as everyone accepts and embraces the fact that the TSA is a jobs program and northing more, all of this will make a LOT of sense. Just ask yourself: How can this administration further expand government with this incident and you'll arrive at the DHS playbook without delay.
The airlines are NOT going to complain becuase they are salivating over the checked baggage fees.
--PP