Winning the right to represent some of the federal government's most visible employees would be a major coup for either union. That's why today's newspaper ads aren't only designed to stand up for TSA's workers, but also a veiled campaign ad designed to win their support.

Surprise!



TSA screeners "replaced a poorly trained, contract security workforce that did not provide adequate airport security," Kelley says in her letter/ad. "There is no doubt that our nation's airways are safer now than they were before Congress created TSA after September 11, 2001.

Liar! 9/11 was not caused by lax checkpoint screening. The Government Accountability Office has stated that TSA airport security is no more effective than what we had on 9/10/01.