We've got to be clear on one important thing: The DHS IG never said that "SPOT is useless." The findings and recommendations never questioned the added value of SPOT. The findings and recommendation simply slapped the TSA on the wrist for not doing the paperwork or proper training.

I noticed that an additional duty of SPOtNiks is ID checking. Perhaps the interrogations we occasionally get about destination or the "friendly" greetings we get from them is really a SPOTNik at work.

The only way to get rid of SPOT is for We, The People, to demand it. We can do that by getting in the collective faces of any SPOTNik that interrogates us and by writing to the airlines to whom we used to pay many dollars stating that we will not spend a dime until they force the TSA to stop this practice of rubbing our noses in the Constitution.

The TSA spin is slick, because they justify the SPOT program by the number of druggies and illegals they apprehend. And, the AFS crowd and the media that blindly supports the TSA buys this hook, line, and sinker.