If you're not on the east coast, watch Leno's "Jaywalking" segment tonight, in particular the first question: "What is the Bill of Rights?"
Of course Leno always finds the most stupid Americans for the show. (Not that that is a particularly hard task.) But you'll get a better feel for why Joe American sees no problems with the questions, as long as he's not slowed down.
Despite the low numbers, George Naccara, TSA's federal security director for Logan, says the experiment is a good move by the agency to help narrow their search for potential threats. He says people found carrying fraudulent documents or large amounts of cash could represent terrorists testing airport security.
By that reasoning, frequent fliers should be subject to
more, not less, scrutiny. After all, someone who has flown 50 times the past six months surely must be trying to scope out the checkpoints.