Well, the OP is really confusing things. There is an elite line, I know, I went through it this morning at 7:15. However very early in the morning (before 5:30 if I recall) the TSA run a reduced service (if that's not an oxymoron) and only have a few lines open with no elite line. At the magic hour a whole bunch of clerks stroll down to the security area and pretend to be busy. This is also the magic hour for a bunch of airline cabin crew to strut up to the front of almost every line and barge their way through.
- Tim