I had a new experience yesterday when stepping onto the jetbridge from my HKG-LAX flight - there were two immigration officers standing right there demanding to see your passport before even letting you walk to the main inspection area!

Are these idiots so unsure that the guy at the counter can't look at your passport properly that they have to check twice now?

Funny thing was, the customs guys, who normally have a field day with me in LA, just looked at my form and said thanks (and I had stated that I had visited Australia, China, Cambodia and Thailand). Normally this would get me the third degree (I'm a young male who travels alone).

What a way to welcome you back to your own country. I had zero questions asked of me and never have in the aforementioned countries. The US gives me more grief than any other place.

And as far as the TSA questioning you about your money, they can go to hell too. These poeople think they are the new gestapo acting in the name of "security" even for things that fall way outside their realm of responsibility. They didn't say what the cash limit was domestically because they probably didn't know. Morons.

Fortunately, I didn't loose anyone in the terror strikes, and for this I am grateful. However, I am affected quite constantly by the measures of "security" which have been put in place because of this. If I can ever get my hands on a terrorist, they are going to pay hell for this.