Sorry if this doesn't belong here so mods feel free to move if needed.

Today I was talking to a friend and somehow the TSA came up and I had a sad realization. In the fall of 2004 I went to see President Bush speak when we has in town and I went through less screening (only a WTMD and quick hand inspection of my camera) than when I flew to PHX for vacation earlier this summer. Another sad thing is unlike the a lot TSA screeners the Secret Service screeners were fast, efficient, and somewhat friendly. Of course if anyone had tried anything during the presidential visit they'd ended up with more holes in them than Swiss cheese....